CVE-2002-0071 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via buffer overflow in IIS HTR scripting extension.
- 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-2002-0071?
CVE-2002-0071 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the ism.dll ISAPI extension that implements HTR scripting in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via HTR requests with long variable names.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0071?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Internet Information Services.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xx5-gpjw-m8wc.