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CVE-1999-1417

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 1998-08-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via encoded % characters in an HTTP request, which is improperly logged.

Affected Platforms

Inso Answerbook2

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References