CVE-2002-1908 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in Microsoft IIS by sending HTTP requests with excessive forward slashes in the Host header.
- 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-2002-1908?
CVE-2002-1908 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft IIS 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a Host header that contains a large number of "/" (forward slash) characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1908?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Services.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1908?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1908 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-2002-1908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3q8-m2f7-hmq4.