Overview
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat web control contain a flaw that allows the existence of local files to be discovered.
Description
The Adobe Acrobat Internet Explorer ActiveX web control may disclose the existence of local files if the LoadFile() method is called with the complete file name and path of the local file. A malicious web site may call the ActiveX control directly in order to exploit this flaw. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated user may be able to discover the existence of local files if an Internet Explorer user views content which queries the ActiveX control directly. This information may in turn be useful in staging further attacks. |
Solution
Apply An Update Adobe Support Knowledgebase Document 331465 contains information on updates, fixes, and mitigation strategies. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to NISCC and Robert Fly of Hyperdose Security for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Ken MacInnis.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2005-0035 |
| Severity Metric: | 2.67 |
| Date Public: | 2005-04-01 |
| Date First Published: | 2005-06-07 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2005-06-07 18:11 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 11 |