CVE-1999-0174

Medium CVSS 6.4

Published 1997-02-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0174, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The view-source CGI program allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0174

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N