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High
CVE-1999-1417
Format string vulnerability in AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
inso
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answerbook2
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 12th, 2001
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.