National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-0030
Original release date:04/02/2003
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#549913
Name: VU#549913
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ
Type: Advisory
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20030324 Vulnerability (critical): Digital signature for Adobe Acrobat/Reader plug-in can be forged
External Source: VULNWATCH
Name: 20030324 Vulnerability (critical): Digital signature for Adobe Acrobat/Reader plug-in can be forged
Type: Advisory
