CVE-1999-0983 describes a command injection vulnerability in the Internic Whois Lookup program, specifically its whois.cgi script. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the domain entry field. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability allows for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:internic:whois_lookup:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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