VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0284
Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder that spread to other PDF documents, as demonstrated by the W32.Yourde virus.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder that spread to other PDF documents, as demonstrated by the W32.Yourde virus.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.11% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2121Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/184820Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2121Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/184820Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.