CVE-2001-0500

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 96.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service 2000 in IIS 6.0 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long argument to Internet Data Administration (.ida) and Internet Data Query (.idq) files such as default.ida, as commonly exploited by Code Red.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:indexing_service:::windows_2000:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server::beta::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 96.7% (96.731% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-13.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-098.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6705.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/191873
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2880
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A197

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Index Server Indexing Service Internet Information Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: Jun 8, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 21, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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