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CVE-1999-1417
Format string vulnerability in AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and…
High7.5EPSS 1.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 12 days later
· 12 days later
Published
- 23 years later
· 23 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- 19980823 Solaris ab2 web server is junk (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 253 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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