CVE-1999-0725 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24.9% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
When IIS is run with a default language of Chinese, Korean, or Japanese, it allows a remote attacker to view the source code of certain files, a.k.a. "Double Byte Code Page".
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 24.85% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-16 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-08-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet information server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft IIS 3.0/4.0 - Double Byte Code Page | 1999-06-24 |
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ233335
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/477
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2302
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ233335
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/477
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2302
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