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CVE-2000-0408

IIS 4.05 and 5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long, complex URL that appears to contain a l

IIS 4.05 and 5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long, complex URL that appears to contain a large number of file extensions, aka the "Malformed Extension Data in URL" vulnerability.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.74022
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft internet information serverall versions
microsoft internet information servicesall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
dosMicrosoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Malformed File Extension Denial of Serviceverified
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD11 May 2000 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=260205
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1190
http://www.ussrback.com/labs40.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-030
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