CVE-1999-0012 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Some web servers under Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files with long file names.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00456.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Frontpage Internet Information Server Personal Web Server
Netscape	Enterprise Server Fasttrack Server

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:fasttrack_server:3.01:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0012	Some web servers under Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files with long file names.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0012

History

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-290
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-09T18:30:54.684Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0012

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:56.462Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1998-02-06T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T19:15:43.647

Link: CVE-1999-0012

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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