susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does not properly filter shell metacharacters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via CGI queries
Published Dec 20, 2007
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does not properly filter shell metacharacters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via CGI queries.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- n/a
- 8
- 8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02472) | 83.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.54% (0.02541) | 82.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 61.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01019) | 84.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 65.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 58.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 50.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 64.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7906 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7906 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch |
Change history (0)
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