CVE-1999-1523

Buffer overflow in Sambar Web Server 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long HTTP GET request.

Published: 1999-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1523 is rated Moderate Risk (58.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.33%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1523

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 2026-01-02 1.07% 1.33% +0.26%
2 2025-03-30 1.00% 1.07% +0.07%
3 2025-03-29 1.00%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sambar sambar_server cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1523

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