CVE-1999-1418

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1999-05-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1418, 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

ICQ99 ICQ web server build 1701 with "Active Homepage" enabled generates allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the server by comparing server responses when a file exists ("404 Forbidden") versus when a file does not exist ("404 not found").

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1418

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