A race condition in the BackWeb Polite Agent Protocol allows an attacker to spoof a BackWeb server.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0395 is rated Moderate Risk (42.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.28% | 0.47% | +0.19% |
| 2 | 2024-02-08 | 0.86% | 0.28% | -0.59% |
| 3 | 2023-03-20 | — | 0.86% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-1999-0395: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0395 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| backweb_technologies | backweb_polite_agent_protocol | — | cpe:2.3:a:backweb_technologies:backweb_polite_agent_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise17.php | Vendor Advisory |