PT-2003-1491 · Adobe · Acrobat

John Landwehr · Published 2003-05-14 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-0284

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Acrobat version 5

Description: The issue concerns improper validation of JavaScript in PDF files, allowing remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder. This can lead to the spread of malicious code to other PDF documents.

Recommendations: For Adobe Acrobat version 5, update to a newer version that properly validates JavaScript in PDF files to prevent arbitrary file writing into the Plug-ins folder.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0284

Affected Products

Acrobat

References · 3

• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/184820 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0284 · Security Note
• http://adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2121 · Vendor Advisory