# CVE-2003-1538: susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does not properly filter shell metacharacters, whi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-12-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/7906
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005954
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.html

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