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CVE-2002-1908

Microsoft IIS 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a Host header tha…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
13.7%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft IIS 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a Host header that contains a large number of "/" (forward slash) characters.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

13.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

References

  • securiteam.com /windowsntfocus/6C00C1F5QA.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10370.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5907 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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