CVE-1999-0278 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 64.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In IIS, remote attackers can obtain source code for ASP files by appending "::$DATA" to the URL.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 64.81% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1998-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet information server |
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft IIS 3.0/4.0 / Microsoft Personal Web Server 2.0/3.0/4.0 - ASP Alternate Data Streams | 1998-01-01 |
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A913
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A913
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