CVE-2003-0718 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 87.9% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The WebDAV Message Handler for Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU exhaustion, application crash) via a PROPFIND request with an XML message containing XML elements with a large number of attributes.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 87.91% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-11-03 |
| 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 - WebDAV XML Denial of Service (MS04-030) | 2004-10-20 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109762641822064&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-030
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17645
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17656
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1330
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1427
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4767
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109762641822064&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-030
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17645
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17656
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1330
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1427
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4767
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