CVE-1999-0985 describes a critical vulnerability in the CC Whois program's whois.cgi script, affecting cc_whois products. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the domain entry field. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20433) confirms the existence of exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cc:cc_whois: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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