CVE-2001-0500

Critical

Description

Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service 2000 in IIS 6.0 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long argument to Internet Data Administration (.ida) and Internet Data Query (.idq) files such as default.ida, as commonly exploited by Code Red.

SeverityCritical

CVSS10.0

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Index Server

PublishedJul 21, 2001

First seenJul 21, 2001

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-033

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft index_server	2.0	—
microsoft indexing_service	No range specified	—
microsoft internet_information_server	v ≤ 6.0	—

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