Vulnerability Details CVE-2000-0727
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.008
EPSS Ranking 72.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.6
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96766355023239&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96886599829687&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-031.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000910a
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-060.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1624
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96766355023239&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96886599829687&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-031.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000910a
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-060.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1624