CVE-1999-0681

Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 3.0.2.926 - Denial of Service via Long URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0681. PoCs published by Narr0w.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a buffer overflow vulnerability in VHTTPD32 web server. A GET request with a URL longer than 166 characters causes a crash due to an invalid page fault, indicating a denial-of-service condition.

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (PWS) 3.0.2.926 on Windows 95, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Narr0w · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19445

This is a writeup describing a buffer overflow vulnerability in VHTTPD32 web server. A GET request with a URL longer than 166 characters causes a crash due to an invalid page fault, indicating a denial-of-service condition.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VHTTPD32 web server
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target web server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q3/0381.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/568
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3117

Scores

EPSS 0.2046
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/frontpage 97
microsoft/frontpage 98
microsoft/personal_web_server 1.0
microsoft/personal_web_server 1.1
Published Mar 12, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026