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CVE-1999-0372

CVE detail

CVE-1999-0372

The installer for BackOffice Server includes account names and passwords in a setup file (reboot.ini) which is not deleted.

CVSS 2.1 · LowBuzz score 14.42 public exploit repository references1 OTX pulses

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 14.4

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Buzz score components · mention 0.0 · diversity 0.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 4.0 · PoC 10.4

Mention score

0.0

0 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

0.0

0 sources across 0 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

4.0

1 OTX pulses

PoC score

10.4

2 repos · best confidence 0.70

Best PoC traction

7929

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

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Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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2 repository references · best confidence 0.70 · max 7929 stars

trickest/cveLow confidence
githubDiscovery source unavailable7929 starsDiscovered Jul 9, 2026, 6:45 PM
brenonevs/prs-pentestLow confidence
githubDiscovery source unavailable2 starsDiscovered Jul 9, 2026, 6:45 PM

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Product CPE queries

Derived from this CVE's existing NVD CPE 2.3 records; the application, operating-system, or hardware part is retained.

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Feb 12, 1999

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 2.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Access Vector (AV): Local. The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.
Access Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Authentication (Au): None. The attacker does not need to authenticate.
Confidentiality Impact (C): Partial. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): None. There is no impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): None. There is no impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

1 stored signals · no KEV · 1 OTX pulses

OTXOTX
- author_name: Disable_Duck
- created: 2025-01-31T02:24:06.979000+00:00
- description: https://cve.mitre.org/data/refs/refmap/source-MS.html Notes This reference map lists the various references for MS and provides the associated CVE entries or candidates. It uses data from CVE version 20061101 and candidates that were active as of 2024-06-25. Note that the list of references may not be complete.
- name: CVE -CVE Reference Map for Source MS - Curios RE active candidates CVE version 20061101
- pulse_id: 679c3446de4f362fac9217f9
- tags:
- url: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/679c3446de4f362fac9217f9
Observed Jan 31, 2025, 2:24 AM