- Description
- Buffer overflow in the whois client, which is not setuid but is sometimes called from within CGI programs, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.5
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "E1DC6BE4-24FF-4B14-967F-49ACB52116D2"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:whois:whois:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "72EB657F-0181-45C6-8A0E-DCC278F6A731"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]