CVE-2006-1364 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 58.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft w3wp (aka w3wp.exe) does not properly handle when the AspCompat directive is not used when referencing COM components in ASP.NET, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or crash) by repeatedly requesting each of several documents that refer to COM components, or are restricted documents located under the ASP.NET application path.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 58.74% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-03-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | asp.net |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ASP.NET w3wp - COM Components Remote Crash | 2006-03-22 |
References
- http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/w3wp-remote-dos.zip
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044291.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044292.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015825
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5KP0O0KI0Y.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428622/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25392
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1601
- http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/w3wp-remote-dos.zip
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044291.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044292.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015825
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5KP0O0KI0Y.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428622/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25392
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1601
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