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CVE-2000-0727

HIGH CVSS: 7.6 Published: 2000-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Xpdf Xpdf

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References