# CVE-1999-0146: The campas CGI program provided with some NCSA web servers allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via encoded carriage return char

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 1999-09-29 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The campas CGI program provided with some NCSA web servers allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via encoded carriage return characters in the query string, as demonstrated by reading the password file.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1975
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/298
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20423

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