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TI-1999-00933 Aliases CVE-1999-0983GHSA-5ghx-c98m-977p

Whois Internic Lookup program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Whois Internic Lookup program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02744 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:internic:whois_lookup:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableInternic
  • cpe:2.3:a:internic:whois_lookup:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Internic

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5ghx-c98m-977p

References

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Sources

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