CVE-2003-0434

Description

Various PDF viewers including (1) Adobe Acrobat 5.06 and (2) Xpdf 1.01 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an embedded hyperlink.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.52% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/9038	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:071	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/200132	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005719.html	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-196.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/9037	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-197.html	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105777963019186&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A664	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0434?: CVE-2003-0434 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0434?: To fix CVE-2003-0434, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0434 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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