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CVE-2005-4699

Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments for the Whois program a…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments for the Whois program and obtain sensitive information via "--" style options in the q_Host parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/22522 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • kimihia.org.nz /projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploitlabs.com /files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17078 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /19871 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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