CVE-1999-1081

Exp

Vulnerability in files.pl script in Novell WebServer Examples Toolkit 2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Published: 2002-01-15 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1081 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.84%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.06% 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-1999-1081

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20482 exploit_db edb 1998-12-01 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1081

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 2026-01-28 1.77% 4.84% +3.06%
2 2025-03-30 2.40% 1.77% -0.63%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.40% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1081

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:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1081

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell web_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:web_server:2.0:*:examples_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1081

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