Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1591 (CCN-1735)

Assigned:1999-01-18
Published:1999-01-18
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) server 4.0 SP4, without certain hotfixes released for SP4, does not require authentication credentials under certain conditions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, as demonstrated by connecting via Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
7.1 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: NTBugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:58:06 -0800
IIS4.0 and Visual Interdev

Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990118 IIS4.0 and Visual Interdev

Source: CCN
Type: NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:08:38 -0500
Re: IIS4.0 and Visual Interdev

Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990119 Re: IIS4.0 and Visual Interdev

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1591

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 45583
Microsoft IIS w/ Visual Interdev Unspecified Authentication Bypass

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
190

Source: CCN
Type: BID-190
Microsoft VisualInterDev 6.0 - IIS4- Management With No Authentication Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
iis-interdev-no-authentication(1735)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_interdev:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_interdev:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet information server 4.0 sp4
    microsoft visual interdev 6.0
    microsoft visual interdev 6.0
    microsoft windows 95 *
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 98 *
    microsoft windows 98se *
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows me *
    microsoft windows xp
    microsoft windows 2003_server