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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1398 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.169Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1417

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1998-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1417

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