CVE-1999-0150 Command injection in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0150 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0150 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0150/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0150/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on systems running the Perl fingerd program without authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-1999-0150?
CVE-1999-0150 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Perl fingerd program allows arbitrary command execution from remote users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Fingerd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0150?
No fix published yet.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-0150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-6421, GHSA-vxv4-vwqg-hwh9.