CVE-2001-0336 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service against Microsoft IIS servers by sending malformed requests due to a regression in the MS00-060 patch.
- 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-2001-0336?
CVE-2001-0336 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
The Microsoft MS00-060 patch for IIS 5.0 and earlier introduces an error which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0336 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0336 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0336 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-78qx-2576-5ph4.