CVE-2009-1916

Dns Tools vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

10.3%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

dig.php in GScripts.net DNS Tools allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ns parameter.

Affected vendor

Gscripts

Affected product

Dns Tools

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Published

2009-06-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-1916

Confirm whether Gscripts Dns Tools is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-1916.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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