CVE-1999-0509

Summary

CVE-1999-0509 is an old yet significant vulnerability affecting Perl, sh, csh, and other shell interpreters installed in the cgi-bin directory of WWW sites. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands remotely, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or system functions. The vulnerability arises due to the failure to properly restrict or sanitize user input, making the web applications using these interpreters susceptible to command injection attacks. This weakness is a serious threat to web servers, as it can lead to serious security breaches and potential data loss.

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