CVE-2002-0072

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Internet Information Services
Internet Information Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 April 2002

Summary

The w3svc.dll ISAPI filter in Front Page Server Extensions and ASP.NET for Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 does not properly handle the error condition when a long URL is provided, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the URL parser accesses a null pointer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4479
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521059
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8800.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

EPSS Score

17% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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