CVE-2002-0030

N/A Unknown
Published: April 02, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
44th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

adobe