CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-1030
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk7.14%
93th percentile - higher than 93% of all known CVEs
Summary
Counter.exe version 2.70 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) via an HTTP request ending in %0A (newline), leading to a malformed entry in the counter log that results in an access violation.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service availability, potentially leading to downtime and loss of system access.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update counter.exe to the latest version and monitor logs for suspicious HTTP requests.
Original NVD description (English source)
counter.exe 2.70 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) via an HTTP request that ends in %0A (newline), which causes a malformed entry in the counter log that produces an access violation.