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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2000-0722 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.438Z
Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2000-0727
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Status : Modified
Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2000-0727
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD