CVE-1999-1417

Published Aug 23, 1998

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: Format string vulnerability in AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via encoded % characters in an HTTP request, which is improperly logged.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:inso:answerbook2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "9C7095B1-4DC1-4EC9-AA87-79C6D6B8D33C"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References