CVE-2000-0457

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 52.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

ISM.DLL in IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to read file contents by requesting the file and appending a large number of encoded spaces (%20) and terminated with a .htr extension, aka the ".HTR File Fragment Reading" or "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 52.8% (52.751% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95810120719608&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1193
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-031
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4448

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM
Reserved: Jun 14, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 11, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

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