CVE-2004-0630
The uudecoding feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 for Unix and Linux, and possibly other versions including those before 5.0.9, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters ("`" or backtick) in the filename of the PDF file that is provided to the uudecode command.
Published:Aug 12, 2004
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Aug 14, 2004
EPSS Score:0.19519
CVSS Score:10
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Acrobat Reader
Adobe
Acrobat Reader
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Extras
Redhat
Rhel Extras
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
