CVE-1999-0983

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1999-11-09 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0983, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Whois Internic Lookup program whois.cgi allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the domain entry.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0983

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P