CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft IIS 3.0 (Web Server). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component ASP Site Handler. The manipulation with the input value //////////...
leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
IIS 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a request to an ASP page in which the URL contains a large number of / (forward slash) characters.
The issue has been introduced in 05/15/1997. The weakness was presented 12/31/1999 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1223. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 960 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3892). See 15149 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: IIS 4.0
Timeline
05/15/1997 🔍12/31/1999 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: support.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-1999-1223 (🔍)
X-Force: 3892 - Microsoft IIS Long URL with excessive forward slashes passed to ASP causes an access violation
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Entry
Created: 06/23/2014 10:12Updated: 04/13/2019 14:54
Changes: 06/23/2014 10:12 (44), 04/13/2019 14:54 (12)
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