IIS 3.0 with the iis-fix hotfix installed allows remote intruders to read source code for…
Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IIS 3.0 with the iis-fix hotfix installed allows remote intruders to read source code for ASP programs by using a %2e instead of a . (dot) in the URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07952 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq56-hqwg-c6vv
References
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More Microsoft Internet Information Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00492 Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-02880 Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-1999-00961 The Remote Data Service (RDS) DataFactory component of Microsoft Data Access Components… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00824 Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00066 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00331 Directory traversal vulnerability in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-1999-0253 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq56-hqwg-c6vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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