First published: Thu Jul 13 2000(Updated: )
IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the internal IP address of the server via an HTTP 1.0 request for a web page which is protected by basic authentication and has no realm defined.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Internet Information Services | =3.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) | =2.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) | =5.0 |
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CVE-2000-0649 is considered to have a medium severity due to its potential to disclose sensitive server information.
To fix CVE-2000-0649, ensure that your IIS server uses a defined realm in basic authentication or consider upgrading to a newer version.
CVE-2000-0649 affects Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0.
Yes, CVE-2000-0649 allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability through crafted HTTP requests.
CVE-2000-0649 can potentially leak the internal IP address of the server to unauthorized users.