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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foo Labs Xpdf 0.90 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Browser Handler. The manipulation of the argument url
with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 10/20/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0727. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry 15870 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/29/2000 🔍10/20/2000 🔍
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06/27/2014 🔍
06/02/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0727 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 1624 - Multiple Linux Vendor Xpdf Embedded URL Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/27/2014 15:06Updated: 06/02/2019 08:54
Changes: 06/27/2014 15:06 (48), 06/02/2019 08:54 (6)
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