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CVE-2000-0941
Kootenay Web KW Whois 1.0 CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "whois"…
High10.0EPSS 13.5%
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Description
Kootenay Web KW Whois 1.0 CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "whois" parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.5% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 1883 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- kw-whois-meta(5438) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20001029 Re: Remote command execution via KW Whois 1.0 (addition) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20001029 Remote command execution via KW Whois 1.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.kootenayweb.bc.ca/scripts/whois.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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