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CVE-1999-0191

IIS newdsn.exe CGI script allows remote users to overwrite files.

IIS newdsn.exe CGI script allows remote users to overwrite files.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.61953
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft internet information serverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteMicrosoft IIS 3.0 - 'newdsn.exe' File Creationverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-IIS newdsn.exe accessweb-application-activity
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD01 Sep 1997 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.osvdb.org/275
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