CVE-1999-1478

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1999-07-06 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1478, 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 Sun HotSpot Performance Engine VM allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service on any server running HotSpot via a URL that includes the [ character.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1478

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