CVE-1999-1478 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Sun HotSpot Performance Engine VM allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service on any server running HotSpot via a URL that includes the [ character.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 18.3% Moderate

KEV: No

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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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 0.18303.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93138827429589&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93240220324183&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/522
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2348

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.009Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1478

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-07-06T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:50:31.667

Link: CVE-1999-1478

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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