The convert.bas program in the Novell web server allows a remote attackers to read any file on the system that is internally accessible by the web server.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0175 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.15%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.71% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20448 | exploit_db | edb | 1996-07-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.44% | 6.15% | +4.71% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.47% | 1.44% | -0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-1999-0175: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0175 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | web_server | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:web_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |