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TI-1999-00946 Aliases CVE-1999-0996GHSA-j7c5-2gh9-m7cm

Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in Infoseek Ultraseek search engine allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07709 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:infoseek:ultraseek_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableInfoseek
  • cpe:2.3:a:infoseek:ultraseek_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Infoseek

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0996
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7c5-2gh9-m7cm

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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