CVE-1999-0842 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published: 2000-06-02

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 7.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail-gear:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0823	Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07473.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/1144
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/827
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCEAFCBAA.labs%40ussrback.com

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Mail-gear

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:38.108Z

Reserved: 1999-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0842

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-29T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:49:10.313

Link: CVE-1999-0842

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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