CVE-2002-0030 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0030?

CVE-2002-0030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 26 Mar 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0030?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0030?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0030 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat

• CVE-2021-28550 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2021-21017 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0546 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0496 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-3346 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-62h9-42q3-6p62.