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CVE-1999-1523

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Sambar Server: 4.2.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93901161727373&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93941351229256&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1672
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93901161727373&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93941351229256&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1672

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