CVE-2002-0030

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El mecanismo de firma digital del visor de PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader sólo verifica la cabecera PE del código ejecutable de un plug-in, lo que puede permitir a atacantes ejecutar código arbitrario en modo certificado haciendo que parezca que el plug-in parezca firmado por Adobe.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2002-01-16 CVE Reserved
2003-03-26 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913	2008-09-10

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html	2008-09-10
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ	2008-09-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				4.0 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				4.0.5 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "4.0.5"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				4.0.5a Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "4.0.5a"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				4.0.5c Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "4.0.5c"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				5.0 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat"				5.0.5 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat" and version "5.0.5"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				4.0 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				4.0.5 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "4.0.5"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				4.0.5a Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "4.0.5a"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				4.0.5c Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "4.0.5c"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				5.0 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Acrobat Reader Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader"				5.0.5 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Acrobat Reader" and version "5.0.5"		-		Affected