Upstream information

CVE-2003-1538 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.4
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
No SUSE Bugzilla entries cross referenced.

SUSE Security Advisories:

    SuSE-SA:2003:0005

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:40:27 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:34 2025