xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 does not properly launch a web browser for embedded URL's, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a URL that contains shell metacharacters.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.438Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0727

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2016-10-18T02:07:24.677

Link: CVE-2000-0727

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-08-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2000-0727 - Bugzilla