CVE-1999-1073

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-11-30 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1073, 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

Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the beginning of the encrypted password, which makes it easier for an attacker to guess passwords via a brute force or dictionary attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1073

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