CVE-2003-0142

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.94% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/328224	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/689835	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0142?: CVE-2003-0142 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0142?: To fix CVE-2003-0142, 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-2003-0142 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0142 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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