CVE-1999-1537 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft IIS versions 3.x and 4.x. Attackers can exhaust server resources by sending SSL requests for unencrypted files to the HTTPS port, forcing IIS to perform unnecessary encryption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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