CVE-1999-1538 (GCVE-0-1999-1538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-09-12 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 17:18
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91632724913080&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/189 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
1999-01-14 00:00
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