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CVE-2002-0030

The digital signature mechanism for the Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer only verifies the PE header of executable code for a plug-in, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in certified mode by making the plug-in appear to be signed by Adobe.

Published

2003-04-02T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe acrobat 4.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5a Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5c Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5a Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5c Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.5 Yes
References