CVE-2005-4699 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arguments into the Whois command via the q_Host parameter to obtain sensitive information.
- 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-2005-4699?
CVE-2005-4699 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments for the Whois program and obtain sensitive information via "--" style options in the q_Host parameter.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4699?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kimihia Tellme.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4699 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-2005-4699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmhp-32vc-r662.