Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0024

Description

IIS does not properly canonicalize URLs, potentially allowing remote attackers to bypass access restrictions in third-party software via escape characters, aka the "Escape Character Parsing" vulnerability.

Affected products

Microsoft/Internet Information Server
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Site Server
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Site Server Commerce
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

support.microsoft.com/default.aspxnvd
www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-1999-11-10-1-PUB.txtnvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-061nvd

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