CVE-1999-0281 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 2.0 and 3.0. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt service by sending excessively long URLs to the server. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, but there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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