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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.53% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet information server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93138827329577&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/521Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2352
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93138827329577&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/521Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2352
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.