CVE-2005-4699 describes an argument injection vulnerability in TellMe versions 1.2 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate command-line arguments for the Whois program by injecting options into the q_Host parameter, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kimihia:tellme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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