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CVE-2000-0727

Published

23 years ago

Last Modified

7 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 does not properly launch a web browser for embedded URL's, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a URL that contains shell metacharacters..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: High
Base Score: 7.6/10
Exploit Score: 4.9/10
Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: High
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 10/10
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.90:::::::*	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000910a
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-031.0.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1624
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-060.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96886599829687&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96766355023239&w=2