CVE-2005-4699
Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify...
CVE-2005-4699 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Kimihia Tellme, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.86%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.4 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.86%EPSS, 79th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4699- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4699- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4693No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4693- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmhp-32vc-r662No score
Argument injection vulnerability in TellMe 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qmhp-32vc-r662- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22522
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0107.html
kimihia.org.nz/projects/tellme/files/tellme-1.2-1.3.diff
exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-015-tellme.txt
secunia.com/advisories/17078
osvdb.org/19871
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4699
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qmhp-32vc-r662