Matt's Whois program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.
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
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Matt's Whois program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02673 85th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matts_whois:matts_whois:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Matts Whois |
- cpe:2.3:a:matts_whois:matts_whois:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Matts Whois
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0984
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pxm-vvrr-xp9x
References
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More Matts Whois vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00995 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mwhois.php in Matt Wilson Matt's Whois… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-1999-0984 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0984 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3pxm-vvrr-xp9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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