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CVE-1999-1278
nlog CGI scripts do not properly filter shell metacharacters from the IP address argument, which could allow remote attackers to execute…
High7.5EPSS 1.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
nlog CGI scripts do not properly filter shell metacharacters from the IP address argument, which could allow remote attackers to execute certain commands via (1) nlog-smb.pl or (2) rpc-nlog.pl.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 12 days later
· 12 days later
Published
- 23 years later
· 23 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 19981226 Nlog 1.1b released - security holes fixed (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19981225 Re: Nlog v1.0 Released - Nmap 2.x log management / analyzing tool (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1550 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1549 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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