CVE-1999-1031 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in counter.exe by sending a long argument, affecting availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1031?
CVE-1999-1031 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
counter.exe 2.70 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) via a long argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1031?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Behold Software Web Page Counter.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1031?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1031 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1031 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmhc-wx7p-hg6x.