PT-2003-1396 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Vladimir Katalov · Published 2003-07-17 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-0142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6

Description: The issue allows attackers to cause Adobe Acrobat Reader to enter Certified mode and run untrusted plugins by modifying the CTIsCertifiedMode function under certain circumstances when the "Certified plug-ins only" option is disabled. This can occur when Adobe Acrobat Reader loads plug-ins with signatures used for older versions of Acrobat.

Recommendations: For Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6, consider disabling the CTIsCertifiedMode function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Additionally, enabling the "Certified plug-ins only" option can help minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0142

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/328224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0142 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/689835 · Note