CVE-1999-1063 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CDomain whois_raw.cgi whois CGI script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the fqdn parameter.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 4.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cdomain:cdomainfree:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cdomain:cdomainfree:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cdomain:cdomainfree:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cdomain:cdomainfree:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cdomain:cdomainfree:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cdomain:cdomainfree:2.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1044	CDomain whois_raw.cgi whois CGI script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the fqdn parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04425.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14019
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/304
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2251

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cdomain Cdomainfree

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.595Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1063

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-06-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1063

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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