CVE-1999-0191 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft IIS where the newdsn.exe CGI script allows unauthenticated remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM) due to its low attack complexity and network-based attack vector, enabling both partial confidentiality and integrity impacts without requiring authentication. While not currently on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and its high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 indicates significant potential for exploitation, despite a lack of recent community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.