CVE-1999-0842
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. ...
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
CVE-1999-0842- 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
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
CVE-1999-0842- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0823 No score
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0823- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pj29-f7xw-w37p No score
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. ...
Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
- Record
GHSA-pj29-f7xw-w37p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | symantec mail-gear 1.0 - Directory Traversal | 1999-11-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0842 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Symantec Mail-gear, published November 29, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.47%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.