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CVE-1999-1177

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite...

5.0 Medium

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.

Exploit likelihood

2.88%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.

Record
CVE-1999-1177
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.

Record
CVE-1999-1177
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1158 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.

Record
EUVD-1999-1158
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v755-q23g-3hrx No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite...

Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-publish before 1.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pathname for an upload operation.

Record
GHSA-v755-q23g-3hrx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-1999-1177 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Lincoln D. Stein Nph-publish, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.88%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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