CVE-1999-0985

Summary

CVE-1999-0985 is a vulnerability affecting the CC Whois program's whois.cgi component. An attacker can exploit this weakness by introducing shell metacharacters in a domain entry, thereby executing arbitrary commands on the affected system remotely. This issue poses a significant risk as it allows unauthorized access and potential data theft or system damage. System administrators are strongly advised to patch or upgrade their CC Whois software to mitigate this threat.

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