CVE-2002-0072
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…
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Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 56.63% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet information server · microsoft/internet information services
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101853851025208&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-09.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8800.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521059US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/3326
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4479
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101853851025208&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-09.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8800.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521059US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/3326
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4479
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.