CVE-1999-1005

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1999-12-19 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1005, 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

Groupwise web server GWWEB.EXE allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files with .htm extensions via a .. (dot dot) attack using the HELP parameter.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1005

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