CVE-1999-1537
Medium
Description
IIS 3.x and 4.x does not distinguish between pages requiring encryption and those that do not, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via SSL requests to the HTTPS port for normally unencrypted files, which will cause IIS to perform extra work to send the files over SSL.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Microsoft Internet Information Server
PublishedJul 7, 1999
First seenJul 7, 1999
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft internet_information_server | 3.0, 4.0 | — |
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