CVE-2002-0030 (GCVE-0-2002-0030)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-03-26 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosur… | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/… | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH |
Date Public
2003-03-24 00:00
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