CVE-2000-0408 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 58% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
IIS 4.05 and 5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long, complex URL that appears to contain a large number of file extensions, aka the "Malformed Extension Data in URL" vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 57.96% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet information server |
| microsoft | internet information services |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Malformed File Extension Denial of Service | 2000-05-11 |
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=260205
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1190
- http://www.ussrback.com/labs40.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-030
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=260205
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1190
- http://www.ussrback.com/labs40.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-030
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