CVE-1999-1479

High CVSS 10

Published 1998-06-24 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1479, 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

The textcounter.pl by Matt Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1479

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