CVE-2002-0030

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.22%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0030?: CVE-2002-0030 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0030?: To fix CVE-2002-0030, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0030 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-0030 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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