Detections
Analytics

CVE-1999-1478

high

Description

The Sun HotSpot Performance Engine VM allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service on any server running HotSpot via a URL that includes the [ character.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2348

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/522

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93240220324183&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93138827429589&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-07-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.20487