CVE-2001-1186

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with a content-length value that is larger than the size of the request, which prevents IIS from timing out the connection.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.18% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244892	exploit mailing list
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245100	mailing list
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244931	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3667	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7691.php	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1186?: CVE-2001-1186 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1186?: To fix CVE-2001-1186, 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-2001-1186 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1186 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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