CVE-1999-0751

Exp

Buffer overflow in Accept command in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 with the SSL Handshake Patch.

Published: 1999-09-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0751 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.38%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0751

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19493 exploit_db edb 1999-09-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0751

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 0.25% 3.38% +3.13%
2 2024-02-08 1.20% 0.25% -0.95%
3 2023-03-07 — 1.20% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0751

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0751

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0751

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netscape enterprise_server 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape enterprise_server 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0751

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