CVE-2002-0079

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Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 78.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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

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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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 78.0% (77.956% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101846993304518&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-09.html
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8795.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/610291
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4485
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A25

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:35 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:35 AM
Reserved: Feb 21, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 22, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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