The digital signature mechanism for the Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer only verifies the PE…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00902 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5a | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5c | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5a | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5c | Vulnerable | Adobe |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5a Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5c Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5a Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5c Vulnerable ·Adobe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62h9-42q3-6p62
References
More Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2002-0030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62h9-42q3-6p62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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