CVE-2002-0030 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00217.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Acrobat Acrobat Reader

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-03-26T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.386Z

Reserved: 2002-01-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0030

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0030

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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