CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0978

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.85%

76th percentile - higher than 76% of all known CVEs

Summary

htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to the system and execute arbitrary commands, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update htdig to the latest version and implement filename filtering to block shell metacharacters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS