CVE-1999-0842

Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0842. PoCs published by Ussr Labs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Mail-Gear's webserver, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the filesystem by manipulating the URL path. The example provided demonstrates accessing the 'autoexec.bat' file on a default NT installation.

Description

Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ussr Labs · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19644

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Mail-Gear's webserver, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the filesystem by manipulating the URL path. The example provided demonstrates accessing the 'autoexec.bat' file on a default NT installation.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mail-Gear (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Mail-Gear webserver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/827
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1144

Scores

EPSS 0.0747
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
symantec/mail-gear 1.0
Published Nov 29, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026