CVE-2000-0727
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.56% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xpdf/xpdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96766355023239&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96886599829687&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-031.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000910aPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-060.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1624Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96766355023239&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96886599829687&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-031.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000910aPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-060.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1624Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.