CVE-1999-1011 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via unsafe methods in the IIS MDAC RDS DataFactory component.
- 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-1999-1011?
CVE-1999-1011 is a critical command injection 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
The Remote Data Service (RDS) DataFactory component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) in IIS 3.x and 4.x exposes unsafe methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1011?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Data Access Components, Microsoft Index Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Site Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1011?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-1011 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1011 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcm7-2qvw-4c58.