PT-1999-1503 · Internic · Whois Internic Lookup

Published 1999-11-09 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0983

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Whois Internic Lookup program (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry. This can be exploited by injecting malicious input into the domain field, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0983

Affected Products

Whois Internic Lookup

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0983 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0983 · Note