CVE-1999-0996
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands...
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.
- Record
CVE-1999-0996- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.
- Record
CVE-1999-0996- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0977 No score
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j7c5-2gh9-m7cm No score
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands...
Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.
- Record
GHSA-j7c5-2gh9-m7cm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Infoseek Ultraseek 2.1/3.1 for NT - GET Buffer Overflow | 1999-12-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-1999-0996 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Infoseek Ultraseek Server, published December 15, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.71%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.