FTP service in IIS 4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via many passive (PASV) connections at the same time.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-006
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q189/2/62.ASP
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1215
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 1999-12-31
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.18087