CVE-2000-0941 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in Kootenay Web KW Whois 1.0 CGI program. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into the "whois" parameter, leading to arbitrary command execution on the affected server. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active community discussion, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kootenay_web_inc:kootenay_web_inc_whois:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.