CVE-2005-1559

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The web module in Neteyes Nexusway allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via hex-encoded shell metacharacters in the ip parameter for (1) nslookup.cgi or (2) ping.cgi.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-May/033945.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111585017832066&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15150
http://www.osvdb.org/16448
http://www.osvdb.org/16449
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20557
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-May/033945.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111585017832066&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15150
http://www.osvdb.org/16448
http://www.osvdb.org/16449
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20557

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