CVE-2000-0098 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Index Server that allows remote attackers to discover the real path of a web directory. This is achieved by requesting a non-existent Internet Data Query file. The vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve partial confidentiality impact without authentication. Despite its age and high FAUCET risk score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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