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CVE-1999-1005

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Groupwise web server GWWEB.EXE allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with .htm extensions via a .. (dot dot) attack using the HELP parameter.

Affected products

• Netscape Enterprise Server: 3.0.7a
• Novell GroupWise: 5.2, 5.5

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94571433731824&w=2
• http://www.osvdb.org/3413
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/879
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94571433731824&w=2
• http://www.osvdb.org/3413
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/879

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