CVE-2003-1538 describes a critical vulnerability in the susehelp utility across various SuSE Linux products, including SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4. The flaw stems from improper filtering of shell metacharacters in CGI queries, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_openexchange_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:office_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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