Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-1538

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.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Suse Linux Openexchange Server
cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_openexchange_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Suse Linux Office Server
cpe:2.3:o:suse:office_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./Linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./susehelpllm-create

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References

secunia.com/advisories/7906nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_005_susehelp.htmlnvd

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