VDB-14960 · CVE-1999-0984 · BID 2000

Matt Whois 1.0 Domain Entry whois.cgi Metacharacter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Matt Whois 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file whois.cgi of the component Domain Entry Handler. Such manipulation as part of Metacharacter leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0984. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Matt Whois 1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file whois.cgi of the component Domain Entry Handler. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Matt's Whois program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.

The weakness was published 11/09/1999. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0984. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entry is available at VDB-14961. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5339 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14960
SecurityFocus: 2000

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:42
Updated: 04/19/2026 18:00
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:42 (41), 05/21/2018 10:16 (6), 06/23/2021 10:18 (3), 04/19/2026 18:00 (15)
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