CVE-2001-1069

medium

Description

libCoolType library as used in Adobe Acrobat (acroread) on Linux creates the AdobeFnt.lst file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the file and possibly modify acroread's behavior.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7024

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3225

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99849121502399&w=2

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2001/debian-security-200101/msg00085.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-08-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0009