CVE-1999-0947 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on AN-HTTPd servers via shell metacharacters in example CGI scripts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-1999-0947?

CVE-1999-0947 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

AN-HTTPd provides example CGI scripts test.bat, input.bat, input2.bat, and envout.bat, which allow remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include An An-Httpd.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0947?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-1999-0947 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0947 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gf4v-c89c-j9v4.

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