CVE-1999-0678
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which...
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.
- Record
CVE-1999-0678- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.
- Record
CVE-1999-0678- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0660 No score
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0660- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4425-83hj-m78v No score
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which...
A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.
- Record
GHSA-4425-83hj-m78v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Debian 2.1 - HTTPd | 1999-06-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | lto7777777/CVE-1999-0678 | 2025-12-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0678 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Http Server, published January 17, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.