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CVE-1999-1417

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-08-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via encoded % characters in an HTTP request, which is improperly logged.

Affected products

• Inso Answerbook2: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10383
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/253
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10383
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/253

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