CVE-1999-0495

critical

Description

A remote attacker can gain access to a file system using .. (dot dot) when accessing SMB shares.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/837

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-01-01

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01271