PT-1999-1713 · Microsoft · Iis+2

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-1999-1451

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IIS versions 4.0 Site Server version 3.0

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a problem with the Winmsdp.exe sample file.

Recommendations: For IIS version 4.0, remove or restrict access to the Winmsdp.exe sample file to prevent exploitation. For Site Server version 3.0, consider removing the Winmsdp.exe sample file as a temporary workaround until a more permanent solution is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1451

Affected Products

Iis

Site Server

Winmsdp.Exe

References · 5

• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q231/3/68.asp · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1451 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-1451 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-013 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3271 · Note