CVE-1999-0159

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 65.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

1999-09-29 04:00Z27 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-08-27 18:38Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

1999-06-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

2223145a295b5d4dd032000d86531c59d2743e7669f25b6fc1a5dce004f3afd6

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0159x_refsource_MISC