CVE-1999-1220 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published 12 Sep 2001 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Majordomo servers by injecting shell metacharacters into the Reply-To header.

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-1999-1220?

CVE-1999-1220 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Majordomo 1.94.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when the advertise or noadvertise directive is used in a configuration file, via shell metacharacters in the Reply-To header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1220?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Great Circle Associates Majordomo.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1220?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1220 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-1999-1220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95g2-fv7p-pc5j.