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    CVE-2008-0883

    acroread in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files related to SSL certificate handling.

    Published:Feb 21, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 6, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00089
    CVSS Score:3.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Open Suse
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Suse Linux
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Suse Linux Desktop

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-81989 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81980 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81987 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary c…
    CVE-2026-79909 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81994 (CVSS 8.2) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype…
    CVE-2026-81979 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81992 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code e…
    CVE-2026-81978 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81983 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-79908 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29229
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29425
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31136
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31352
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1
    http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d8c48c63359fc807624182696d3d149c.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-02.html
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28091
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019539
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0765/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2289
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40987
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29229
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29425
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31136
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31352
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240106-1
    http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d8c48c63359fc807624182696d3d149c.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-02.html
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-26.xml
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0641.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28091
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019539
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0765/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2289
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40987

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High