CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0434

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to full control over the victim's system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update PDF viewers to the latest versions and to avoid opening suspicious PDF files from unknown sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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