CVE-1999-1550 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

bigconf.conf in F5 BIG/ip 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file in the "file" parameter.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 8.6% 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:o:f5:tmos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1531	bigconf.conf in F5 BIG/ip 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file in the "file" parameter.

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 0.08593.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94217006208374&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94217879020184&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94225879703021&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7771.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/778

History

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Subscriptions

F5 Tmos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.527Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1550

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-08T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:50:41.830

Link: CVE-1999-1550

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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