CVE-1999-0450 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can determine the real file system path of a Perl script by requesting a non-existent URL, exposing internal directory structures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0450?
CVE-1999-0450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In IIS, an attacker could determine a real path using a request for a non-existent URL that would be interpreted by Perl (perl.exe).
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0450?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Internet Information Services.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0450?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0450 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0450 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
- CVE-2008-0075 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-1999-1376 Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- CVE-1999-0407 By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or
- CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hg3-q33f-m995.