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CVE-2005-4699

Published Dec 31, 2005 kimihia CWE-88

Overview

CVE-2005-4699 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting kimihia tellme. It was published on December 31, 2005.

Technical Description

Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments for the Whois program and obtain sensitive information via "--" style options in the q_Host parameter.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from kimihia. Update tellme to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
kimihia tellme 0 Affected

References

Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html Ref exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt Ref kimihia.org.nz/projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff Ref secunia.com/advisories/17078 Ref www.osvdb.org/19871 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22522 Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html Ref exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt Ref kimihia.org.nz/projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff Ref secunia.com/advisories/17078

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2005-4699?

CVE-2005-4699 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting kimihia tellme. It was published on December 31, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2005-4699?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-4699?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from kimihia. Update tellme to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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