CVE-1999-0874 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.

Published: 2000-06-02

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 74.7% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.74651.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ234905
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-048.shtml
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD06081999.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-019
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A915

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Windows 2000 Windows Nt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.150Z

Reserved: 1999-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0874

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-06-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:49:14.250

Link: CVE-1999-0874

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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