CVE-1999-0978
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-1999-0978- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-1999-0978- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0959 No score
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0959- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4r5-26ph-47c8 No score
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
htdig allows remote attackers to execute commands via filenames with shell metacharacters.
- Record
GHSA-j4r5-26ph-47c8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0978 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Debian Linux, published December 9, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.