CVE-2005-4699

Public Exploit

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments for the Whois program and obtain sensitive information via "--" style options in the q_Host parameter.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.29% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory exploitlabs.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22522 vdb entry third party advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html mailing list patch vendor advisory exploit broken link
http://kimihia.org.nz/projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff product
http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt exploit patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17078 broken link third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19871 exploit vdb entry patch broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4699?
CVE-2005-4699 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4699?
To fix CVE-2005-4699, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4699 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4699 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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