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CVE-2000-0727
Published: Oct 13, 2000
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20000829 MDKSA-2000:041 - xpdf update
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20000913 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - xpdf
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20000910 xpdf: local exploit
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1624
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
CSSA-2000-031.0
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
RHSA-2000:060
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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