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
Published Mar 26, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.90%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.5a
- 4.0.5c
- 5.0
- 5.0.5
- 4.0
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.5a
- 4.0.5c
- 5.0
- 5.0.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00902) | 58.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00902) | 54.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 42.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 34.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 32.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 30.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.74% (0.04744) | 89.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.74% (0.04744) | 88.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.74% (0.04744) | 74.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.