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TI-2000-00725 Aliases CVE-2000-0727GHSA-9jjv-62gr-rmvp

xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 does not properly launch a web browser for…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02556 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.90VulnerableXpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90 Vulnerable ·Xpdf

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0727
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9jjv-62gr-rmvp

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2003-00409 Various PDF viewers including (1) Adobe Acrobat 5.06 and (2) Xpdf 1.01 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05180 Heap-based buffer overflow in the CCITTFaxStream::lookChar method in xpdf/Stream.cc in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05179 Integer overflow in the DCTStream::reset method in xpdf/Stream.cc in Xpdf 3.02p11 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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