CVE-1999-0175

Summary

CVE-1999-0175 is a vulnerability affecting the Novell web server's convert.bas program. attackers can exploit this weakness to read any internal files on the system that are accessible to the web server, posing a significant risk to confidential data. This issue occurred due to insufficient input validation, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary file reads and potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. This vulnerability was identified in 1999 and posed a threat to Novell web server installations until appropriate patches were applied.

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