10.0High
Iplanet Iplanet Web Server
CVE-2000-1077
Buffer overflow in the SHTML logging functionality of iPlanet Web Server 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long filename with a .shtml extension.
What this means for your business
- It affects Iplanet Web Server. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 87% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Iplanet Web Server, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2000-12-11
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Iplanet Iplanet Web Server4.x
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.