CVE-1999-0984

N/A Unknown

Published: November 09, 1999 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Matt's Whois program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.

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Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.8%

75th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

matts_whois