CVE-2003-0226 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft IIS by sending long WebDAV PROPFIND or SEARCH requests.
- 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-2003-0226?
CVE-2003-0226 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 30 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long WebDAV request with a (1) PROPFIND or (2) SEARCH method, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0226?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Services.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0226?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0226 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-2003-0226 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0226 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w93c-g8jh-q2hx.