CVE-1999-0678 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 31.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 31.41% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-01-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | http server |
| debian | debian linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Debian 2.1 - HTTPd | 1999-06-17 |
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