FKIE_CVE-2003-1538

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/7906Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/7906Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
suse suse_linux_openexchange_server 4.0
suse office_server *
suse suse_linux 8
suse suse_linux 8.1
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_openexchange_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            },
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            },
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2003-1538",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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