MEDIUM
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
Published Feb 1, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.86%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.86% 0.01864
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01864
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01864) | 78.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01864) | 76.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01295) | 78.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00853) | 82.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00853) | 81.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 3.23% (0.03228) | 89.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.50% (0.04503) | 91.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://kimihia.org.nz/projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff x_refsource_CONFIRMProduct
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17078 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/19871 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken LinkExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22522 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://kimihia.org.nz/projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff | x_refsource_CONFIRMProduct | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17078 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19871 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken LinkExploitPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 1, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2006
Link CVE-2005-4699
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a