CVE-2003-0226 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 43.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long WebDAV request with a (1) PROPFIND or (2) SEARCH method, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 43.2% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-06-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet information services |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft IIS 5.0 < 5.1 - Remote Denial of Service | 2003-05-31 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft IIS 5.0 - WebDAV PROPFIND / SEARCH Method Denial of Service | 2003-05-28 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-05/0308.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105427362724860&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105421243732552&w=2
- http://www.spidynamics.com/iis_alert.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-018
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A933
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-05/0308.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105427362724860&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105421243732552&w=2
- http://www.spidynamics.com/iis_alert.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-018
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A933
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