Vulnerability Details : CVE-1999-1537
IIS 3.x and 4.x does not distinguish between pages requiring encryption and those that do not, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via SSL requests to the HTTPS port for normally unencrypted files, which will cause IIS to perform extra work to send the files over SSL.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Threat overview for CVE-1999-1537
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-1999-1537 39
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1537
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 80 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-1999-1537
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-1999-1537
Products affected by CVE-1999-1537
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*