CVE-2003-1538

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/7906
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/7906
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
66th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

suse

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