CVE-2001-0500

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service 2000 in IIS 6.0 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long argument to Internet Data Administration (.ida) and Internet Data Query (.idq) files such as default.ida, as commonly exploited by Code Red.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 90.94% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-033	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/191873	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2880	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-098.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6705.php	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A197	vdb entry signature
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-13.html	us government resource patch exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0500?: CVE-2001-0500 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0500?: To fix CVE-2001-0500, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0500 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0500 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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