CVE-2003-0284
Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0284- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-0284- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0279 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0279- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j956-ppv6-qqfq No score
Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j956-ppv6-qqfq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0284 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Adobe Acrobat, published May 14, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.