CVE-1999-0229 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) on Windows NT, exploitable through a directory traversal technique using "..\" sequences. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a partial denial of service. Despite its age, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.