CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0727

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than version 0.91 does not properly launch a web browser for embedded URLs, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a URL containing shell metacharacters.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to organizational systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update xpdf to version 0.91 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS