CVE-2001-0747
Buffer overflow in iPlanet Web Server (iWS) Enterprise Edition 4.1, service packs 3 through 7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long method name in an HTTP request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in iPlanet Web Server (iWS) Enterprise Edition 4.1, service packs 3 through 7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long method name in an HTTP request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.63% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- iplanet/iplanet web server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0203.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iplanet.com/products/iplanet_web_enterprise/iwsalert5.11.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0203.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iplanet.com/products/iplanet_web_enterprise/iwsalert5.11.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.