CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft IIS by sending malformed requests for specific file extensions.
- 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-1999-0874?
CVE-1999-0874 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 2 Jun 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0874?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0874?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-0874 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0874 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 5 Exploit-DB entries.
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-2009-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2010-1256 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c7g-wprj-cxg3.