What is CVE-1999-0012?

CVE-1999-0012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Frontpage, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 1998-02-06.

How severe is CVE-1999-0012?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Frontpage

CVE-1999-0012

Some web servers under Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for files with long file names.

EPSS: 0.182 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Microsoft Frontpage
Microsoft Internet_information_server — versions 4.0
Microsoft Personal_web_server — versions 4.0
Netscape Enterprise_server — versions 3.0
Netscape Fasttrack_server — versions 2.01, 3.01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0012?: CVE-1999-0012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Frontpage, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 1998-02-06.
How severe is CVE-1999-0012?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.