CVE-1999-0771

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published May 26, 1999
Updated: Aug 17, 2022

Summary

CVE-1999-0771 is a vulnerability affecting Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility. Malicious actors can exploit this issue by launching a dot-dot attack on the web components. As a result, they gain the ability to read arbitrary files on the affected system, potentially leading to unintended information disclosure. This vulnerability poses a significant risk if left unpatched.

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