CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1469

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.79%

76th percentile - higher than 76% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the w3-auth CGI program in the miniSQL package allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request with (1) a long URL, or (2) a long User-Agent MIME header.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the miniSQL package to the latest version and monitor server logs for suspicious HTTP requests.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in w3-auth CGI program in miniSQL package allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request with (1) a long URL, or (2) a long User-Agent MIME header.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS