CVE-1999-0262 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in the Hylafax faxsurvey CGI script on Linux systems. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into the query string, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, an exploit is publicly available via ExploitDB, suggesting potential for targeted attacks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:renaud_deraison:faxsurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.