CVE-2002-0030

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2003-04-02 05:00

Updated : 2008-09-10 19:11

NVD link : CVE-2002-0030

Mitre link : CVE-2002-0030

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-0030

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat_reader
acrobat

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

{"id": "CVE-2002-0030", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 4.6, "accessVector": "LOCAL", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "accessComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": true, "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2003-04-02T05:00:00.000", "references": [{"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html", "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory", "US Government Resource"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El mecanismo de firma digital del visor de PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader s\u00f3lo verifica la cabecera PE del c\u00f3digo ejecutable de un plug-in, lo que puede permitir a atacantes ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en modo certificado haciendo que parezca que el plug-in parezca firmado por Adobe."}], "lastModified": "2008-09-10T19:11:05.507", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "4C05F6A5-0FB3-489B-9B8B-64C569C03D7A"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "AABA4FE3-662B-4956-904D-45086E000890"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "998CD79C-458E-46A8-8261-1C40C53D9FA5"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "0155FB0B-7FAD-4388-96C8-A8543B4FDFD9"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "201F059D-33D1-4D9F-9C6F-FC8EB49E4735"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "B025E795-5713-485E-8A15-EBE4451A1A46"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "F509566A-6D4A-40C0-8A16-F8765C5DCAAF"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "707D7124-6063-4510-80B4-AD9675996F67"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "200FFAE3-CC1C-4A11-99AD-377D54A67195"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "8A990E86-07C0-49E2-92D6-55E499F30FAE"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "5F0FCA2F-FD7F-4CE5-9D45-324A7EC45105"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "EF7EAA22-CED2-4379-9465-9562BACB1C20"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}