CVE-1999-1223

Summary

CVE-1999-1223 identifies a denial-of-service vulnerability in IIS 3.0. Attackers can trigger this issue by sending a request to an ASP page containing an excessive number of forward slashes in the URL. As a result, IIS 3.0 becomes unresponsive and experiences a denial of service. This vulnerability can potentially impact the availability of websites running on the affected version of IIS. It is crucial for IIS 3.0 users to apply the available patches to mitigate this issue and maintain the reliability of their systems.

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