The Remote Data Service (RDS) DataFactory component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) in IIS 3.x and 4.x exposes unsafe methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1011 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.30%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19424 | exploit_db | edb | 1999-07-19 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 19425 | exploit_db | edb | 1999-07-19 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 82.09% | 79.30% | -2.80% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 79.30% | 82.09% | +2.80% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 79.30% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | data_access_components | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | data_access_components | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | data_access_components | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | index_server | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_information_server | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_information_server | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | site_server | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |