Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0030
CVE-2002-0030
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.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
4- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/549913nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0148.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-5EZQGZnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004230.htmlnvd
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