CVE-2003-1538
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.47% (84th) EPSS
CVSS 6.4 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
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6.4
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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- suse suse linux openexchange server= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_openexchange_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2003-12-31modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7906enisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7906PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.htmlnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954Patchnvd
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