CVE-1999-0985

Summary

CVE-1999-0985 is a cybersecurity vulnerability affecting the CC Whois program's whois.cgi component. Maliciously crafted domain entries can be used to execute shell commands remotely, posing a significant threat to the affected system's security. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted queries to the whois server, potentially leading to unauthorized system access and data theft. This issue highlights the importance of keeping software up-to-date and properly configuring applications to minimize the attack surface.

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