Microsoft IIS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation with the input ..\.. leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0229. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS (Web Server) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with the input value ..\.. leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Denial of service in Windows NT IIS server using ..\..

The weakness was presented 05/12/1999 with MITRE. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0229. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10117 (Microsoft IIS Traversal GET Request Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 974.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (106), Tenable (10117), SecurityFocus (BID 2218†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2480†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 10117
Nessus Name: Microsoft IIS Traversal GET Request Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 902914
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft IIS GET Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 974
Snort Message: SERVER-IIS Directory transversal attempt
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Timelineinfo

12/09/1996 🔍
02/28/1999 +811 days 🔍
05/12/1999 +73 days 🔍
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06/22/1999 +41 days 🔍
10/15/2003 +1576 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +3901 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Organization: MITRE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14648
X-Force: 106
SecurityFocus: 2218 - Microsoft IIS '../..' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2480 - Sending \, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 00:20
Updated: 04/19/2026 03:22
Changes: 06/21/2014 00:20 (73), 05/15/2019 20:46 (3), 04/19/2026 03:22 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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