First published: Wed May 26 1999(Updated: )
The web components of Compaq Management Agents and the Compaq Survey Utility allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Compaq Management Agents | ||
Compaq Power Management | =2.0 | |
=2.0 |
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CVE-1999-0771 has been classified with a moderate severity level due to its potential impact on information disclosure.
To fix CVE-1999-0771, apply patches provided by Compaq for the affected Management Agents and Power Management software.
CVE-1999-0771 affects systems running Compaq Insight Management Agents and Compaq Power Management version 2.0.
A dot dot attack, also known as directory traversal, allows attackers to access arbitrary files on a server by exploiting improper input validation.
Yes, CVE-1999-0771 can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to read sensitive files without physical access to the affected system.