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Adobe Bridge Update Installation Unspecified Privilege Escalation
Secunia Advisory: SA24854
Release Date: 2007-04-12
Popularity: 3,668 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Adobe Bridge 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-1279


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Bridge, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the installation process when the 1.0.3 update is being installed by an administrator via a desktop management tool (e.g. Apple Remote Desktop). No further information is available.

The vulnerability reportedly only affects the Bridge 1.0.3 installer.

Solution:
Use the updated installer or update to version 1.0.4.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3125
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3395

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Jerry Case, Indiana University.

Original Advisory:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-09.html


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