CVE-2001-0506 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 68.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via a Server-Side Includes (SSI) directive for a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the directory name is added, aka the "SSI privilege elevation" vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 68.93% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-09-20 |
| 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 - SSI Buffer Overrun Privilege Escalation | 2001-08-15 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99802093532233&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/242541
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3190
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6984
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99802093532233&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/242541
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3190
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6984
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