CVE-2002-1908

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Internet Information Services
PublishedDec 31, 2002
First seenDec 31, 2002

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft internet_information_services5.0—

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CVE-2002-1908 · Microsoft Internet Information Services · Dark Radar