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CVE-2001-1069

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat Reader: 4.0.5

References

• http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2001/debian-security-200101/msg00085.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99849121502399&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3225
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7024
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2001/debian-security-200101/msg00085.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99849121502399&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3225
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7024

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