CVE-1999-0874
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed...
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.
- Record
CVE-1999-0874- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.
- Record
CVE-1999-0874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0855 No score
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c7g-wprj-cxg3 No score
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed...
Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request for files with .HTR, .IDC, or .STM extensions.
- Record
GHSA-5c7g-wprj-cxg3- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0 - '.htr' Path Overflow (MS02-018) (Metasploit) | 2010-04-30 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1) | 1999-06-15 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (2) | 1999-06-15 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (3) | 1999-06-15 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (4) | 1999-06-15 |
| Metasploit | MS02-018 Microsoft IIS 4.0 .HTR Path Overflow | 2002-04-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0874 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published June 16, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD06081999.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A915
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-019
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ234905
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-048.shtml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0874
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5c7g-wprj-cxg3