01 Record
CVE-1999-1278
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.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 75.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2001-09-12 04:00Z25 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-01 17:11Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2001-08-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 29d9b54902b76400fa0073e6613eaa3f8257a6a40d89ed94580e714fdc418402
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- marc.info19981226 Nlog 1.1b released - security holes fixedhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91471400632145&w=2
- marc.info19981225 Re: Nlog v1.0 Released - Nmap 2.x log management / analyzing toolhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91470326629357&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttp-cgi-nlog-netbios(1550)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1550
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttp-cgi-nlog-metachars(1549)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1549