security flaw
Published Aug 14, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.22%
Description
The uudecoding feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 for Unix and Linux, and possibly other versions including those before 5.0.9, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters ("`" or backtick) in the filename of the PDF file that is provided to the uudecode command.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
No data.
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:432
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:432 |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.22% (0.08218) | 94.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.22% (0.08218) | 94.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.52% (0.19519) | 94.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.62% (0.20622) | 92.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.52% (0.19519) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.89% (0.09892) | 94.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 13.70% (0.13696) | 94.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 29.93% (0.29930) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/322914.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=124&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-432.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10931 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0630 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617241 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16973 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0630
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0630
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-14.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/322914.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=124&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-432.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10931 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0630 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617241 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0630 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0630 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.