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TI-1999-01485 Aliases CVE-1999-1538GHSA-9cm9-h986-74j4

When IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, ism.dll is inadvertently left in /scripts/iisadmin…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

When IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, ism.dll is inadvertently left in /scripts/iisadmin, which does not restrict access to the local machine and allows an unauthorized user to gain access to sensitive server information, including the Administrator's password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.25267 97th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1538
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cm9-h986-74j4

References

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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