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CVE-2005-1960
The getemails function in C.J. Steele Tattle allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in certain log…
High7.5EPSS 1.8%
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Description
The getemails function in C.J. Steele Tattle allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in certain log entries, as demonstrated using shell metacharacters in an FTP username.
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)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (4 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
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- 20050607 remote command execution in 'tattle' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 15582 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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