VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1417

CVSS score7.5 NONE
EPSS probability1.88%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1998-08-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references