CVE-2003-0284

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 21 years ago

2003-06-16 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:33:00

Affected Software

Adobe Acrobat 5.0

5.0

References

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2121

Patch, Vendor Advisory

VU#184820

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

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