CVE-1999-0178 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the win-c-sample program (win-c-sample.exe) in the WebSite web server 1.1e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.46% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1997-01-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oreilly | oreilly website |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OReilly WebSite 1.x/2.0 - 'win-c-sample.exe' Buffer Overflow | 1997-01-06 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1997_1/0021.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2078
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/295
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1997_1/0021.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2078
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/295
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