CVE-1999-0012 is an improper authentication vulnerability affecting legacy web servers hosted on Microsoft Windows, including Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) and Netscape Enterprise Server, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions using long filenames. Rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.0, this flaw permits unauthenticated actors to compromise file integrity and confidentiality, although the high attack complexity limits the likelihood of successful execution. Intelligence sources indicate no current evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code availability, or community discussion, rendering this an inactive threat with a low predictive risk score.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:personal_web_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:fasttrack_server:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.