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CVE-1999-0681: microsoft frontpage

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 07-05-2001Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0681 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft frontpage. EPSS estimates a 20.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
20.46%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 07-05-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (PWS) 3.0.2.926 on Windows 95, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

20.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 20.46% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
20.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server 1.0 - PWS Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links