Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0030 (CCN-11610)

Assigned:2002-01-16
Published:2003-03-21
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary: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 v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 08 2003 - 05:38:15 CDT
Adobe Acrobat and PDF security: no improvements for 2 years

Source: CCN
Type: VulnWatch Mailing List, Mon Mar 24 2003 - 05:58:22 CST
Vulnerability (critical): Digital signature for Adobe Acrobat/Reader plug-in can be forged

Source: VULNWATCH
Type: Vendor Advisory
20030324 Vulnerability (critical): Digital signature for Adobe Acrobat/Reader plug-in can be forged

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0030

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0142

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20030324 Vulnerability (critical): Digital signature for Adobe Acrobat/Reader plug-in can be forged

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Web site
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#549913
Adobe Acrobat PDF viewers contain flaw when loading and verifying plug-ins

Source: CERT-VN
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VU#549913

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#689835
Adobe PDF viewers allow non-certified plug-ins to put viewers into Certified Mode

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Web site
Adobe Systems Incorporated Information for VU#549913

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9294
Adobe Acrobat CTIsCertifiedMode Function Untrusted Plugin Loading

Source: CCN
Type: BID-7174
Adobe Acrobat Plug-In Forged Digital Signature Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-plugin-signature-bypass(11610)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    adobe acrobat 4.0
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat 5.0
    adobe acrobat 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.7
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.9
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat reader 5.1
    adobe acrobat 4.0
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat 5.0
    adobe acrobat 5.0.10
    adobe acrobat 5.0.5
    adobe acrobat 5.0.6
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5a
    adobe acrobat reader 4.0.5c
    adobe acrobat reader 4.5
    adobe acrobat reader 5.0.11