CVE-1999-0985 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the domain input of the CC Whois CGI script.
- 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-1999-0985?
CVE-1999-0985 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CC Whois program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cc Cc Whois.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0985?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0985 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-1999-0985 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0985 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j4r-55jx-gvmw.