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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0030 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.386Z

Reserved: 2002-01-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0030

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0030

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