CVE-2003-0284 — Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder that spread to other PDF documents, as demonstrated by the W32.Yourde virus

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HIGH

Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder that spread to other PDF documents, as demonstrated by the W32.Yourde virus

Published May 14, 2003

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.11%

Description

Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder that spread to other PDF documents, as demonstrated by the W32.Yourde virus.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.11% 0.02106

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02106

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 (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.11% (0.02106)	81.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.11% (0.02106)	79.27th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.84% (0.00837)	73.04th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.33% (0.00329)	71.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.33% (0.00329)	70.15th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 23, 2023	0.33% (0.00329)	67.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 29, 2023	0.46% (0.00461)	71.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.44% (0.00438)	70.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2121
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/184820
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2121		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/184820		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 14, 2003

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved May 13, 2003

Link CVE-2003-0284

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2003-0284

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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