CVE-2001-0333 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Microsoft IIS servers via double-encoded directory traversal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0333?
CVE-2001-0333 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding .. (dot dot) and "\" characters twice.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0333?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0333?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0333 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2001-0333 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0333 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 9 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
- CVE-2008-0075 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-1999-1376 Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- CVE-1999-0407 By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or
- CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j59q-fjq9-v929.