7.5

CVE-1999-1397: microsoft index_server

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1397 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft index_server. EPSS estimates a 11.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.70%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey of the AllowedPaths registry key, whose permissions allows local and remote users to obtain the physical paths of directories that are being indexed.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

11.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 11.70% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
11.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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