CVE-2003-0142: adobe acrobat_reader
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2003-0142 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in adobe acrobat_reader. EPSS estimates a 2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 17-07-2003PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) 6, under certain circumstances when running with the "Certified plug-ins only" option disabled, loads plug-ins with signatures used for older versions of Acrobat, which can allow attackers to cause Acrobat to enter Certified mode and run untrusted plugins by modifying the CTIsCertifiedMode function.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.18% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Adobe1 product
1 vendor · 1 product