CVE-2003-0142

N/A Unknown
Published: August 18, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) 6, under certain circumstances when running with the "Certified plug-ins only" option disabled, loads plug-ins with signatures used for older versions of Acrobat, which can allow attackers to cause Acrobat to enter Certified mode and run untrusted plugins by modifying the CTIsCertifiedMode function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/689835
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/328224
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/689835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/328224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

adobe