CVE-1999-1478 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on servers running Sun HotSpot VM by sending URLs containing the bracket character.
- 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-1999-1478?
CVE-1999-1478 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sun HotSpot Performance Engine VM allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service on any server running HotSpot via a URL that includes the [ character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1478?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1478?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-chqh-vf5r-qvxr.