# CVE-2005-4360: The URL parser in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 on Windows XP Professional SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitr


- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jvw-5r9c-59q7

## What is CVE-2005-4360?

CVE-2005-4360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 20 Dec 2005. 

### Official description

The URL parser in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 on Windows XP Professional SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple requests to ".dll" followed by arguments such as "~0" through "~9", which causes ntdll.dll to produce a return value that is not correctly handled by IIS, as demonstrated using "/_vti_bin/.dll/*/~0".  NOTE: the consequence was originally believed to be only a denial of service (application crash and reboot).

Weakness: CWE-252 (Unchecked Return Value)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4360?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Information Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-4360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-4360 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4360 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft IIS - HTTP Request Denial of Service (1) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft IIS - HTTP Request Denial of Service (2) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Services

- [CVE-2017-7269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7269/): Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3972/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4301/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2815/): The "hit-highlighting" functionality in webhits.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server 5.0 only uses Windows NT ACL (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0224/): Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a web pa (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-4360 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-4360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 20 Dec 2005. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4360 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Information Services. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4360/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4360
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4360
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4360

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