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CVE-2003-0434

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 embe…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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

VendorProductAffected versions
AdobeAcrobat
Version 5.0.6
XpdfXpdf
Version 1.1
MandrakesoftMandrake Linux
Versions 9.0, 9.1
MandrakesoftMandrake Linux Corporate Server
Version 2.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Version 2.1
RedhatLinux
Versions 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0
RedhatLinux Advanced Workstation
Version 2.1

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