CVE-1999-1469

Summary

CVE-1999-1469 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the w3-auth CGI program in the miniSQL package. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a long URL or a long User-Agent MIME header via an HTTP request. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the targeted system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, particularly for web servers using the miniSQL package and the w3-auth CGI program, as it can lead to unauthorized command execution.

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