CVE-1999-0681 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (PWS) 3.0.2.926 on Windows 95, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 12.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:97:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:98:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:personal_web_server:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:personal_web_server:1.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12354.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q3/0381.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/568
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3117

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Frontpage Personal Web Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:37.517Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0681

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0681

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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