CVE-1999-1148

Description

FTP service in IIS 4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via many passive (PASV) connections at the same time.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.09% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/2/62.ASP	patch vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-006	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1215	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1148?: CVE-1999-1148 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1148?: To fix CVE-1999-1148, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1148 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1148 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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