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CVE-1999-1523

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-1999-1523 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Sambar Web Server version 4.2.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted, long HTTP GET request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it shows no signs of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0231 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/1672