security flaw
Published Jun 18, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 40.94%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:197
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:216
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:196
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:196
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:196
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:196
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:196
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:197
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:197 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:197 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:197 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:216 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:196 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:196 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:197 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 40.94% (0.40942) | 98.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.94% (0.40942) | 98.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 25.52% (0.25515) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 29.87% (0.29867) | 96.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 25.52% (0.25515) | 96.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 29.87% (0.29867) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 25.52% (0.25515) | 95.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 29.87% (0.29867) | 96.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.52% (0.25515) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.53% (0.28533) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.52% (0.25515) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 24.60% (0.24599) | 96.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.52% (0.05524) | 93.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 5.07% (0.05067) | 91.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.39% (0.04393) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.09% (0.25092) | 96.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.09% (0.25092) | 95.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005719.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105777963019186&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9037 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/200132 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:071 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-196.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-197.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0434 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617032 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0434
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A664 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0434
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.