Insecure Temporary File Permissions in Adobe Reader 5.0.9 and 5.0.10

Insecure Temporary File Permissions in Adobe Reader 5.0.9 and 5.0.10

CVE-2005-1841 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The control for Adobe Reader 5.0.9 and 5.0.10 on Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX creates temporary files with the permissions as specified in a user's umask, which could allow local users to read PDF documents of that user if the umask allows it.

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