Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902914
Category:	Web Servers
Title:	Microsoft IIS <= 2.0 GET Request DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	Microsoft IIS Webserver is prone to a denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Microsoft IIS Webserver is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an error in the handling of HTTP GET requests that contain a tunable number of '../' sequences in the URL. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let the remote unauthenticated attackers to force the IIS server to become unresponsive until the IIS service is restarted manually by the administrator. Affected Software/OS: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 2.0 and prior on Microsoft Windows NT. Solution: Upgrade to latest version of IIS and latest Microsoft Service Packs. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0229 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0229 Microsoft Knowledge Base article: Q115052
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