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CVE-1999-1278

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-12-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

nlog CGI scripts do not properly filter shell metacharacters from the IP address argument, which could allow remote attackers to execute certain commands via (1) nlog-smb.pl or (2) rpc-nlog.pl.

Affected products

• Nlog: all versions

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91470326629357&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91471400632145&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1549
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1550
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91470326629357&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91471400632145&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1549
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1550

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