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CVE-2001-12432 exploits

Scripting.FileSystemObject in asp.dll for Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows local or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) v…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
70.5%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Scripting.FileSystemObject in asp.dll for Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows local or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) creating an ASP program that uses Scripting.FileSystemObject to open a file with an MS-DOS device name, or (2) remotely injecting the device name into ASP programs that internally use Scripting.FileSystemObject.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

70.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20991 Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Device File Remote Denial of Service · dos · 2001-07-04
  • EDB-20989 Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Device File Local Denial of Service · dos · 2001-07-04

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/6800.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2973 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/194919 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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