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CVE-1999-1005

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-1999-1005 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the GWWEB.EXE component of Novell Groupwise and Netscape Enterprise Server. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary .htm files by manipulating the HELP parameter. While rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), its impact is limited to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, though public exploit code exists on ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this older vulnerability are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.7aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19682 · Dec 19, 1999
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0792 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
osvdb.org / 3413
securityfocus.com / bid/879