CVE-1999-1223

Summary

CVE-1999-1223 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Internet Information Services (IIS) version 3.0. Malicious actors can trigger the issue by making requests to an Active Server Page (ASP) that includes a large number of forward slash characters in the URL. The excessive number of slashes overloads the server, leading to a crash and subsequent denial of service. This vulnerability can potentially disrupt the availability of IIS-hosted websites.

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