CVE-2003-0226

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Published May 30, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 43.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long WebDAV request with a (1) PROPFIND or (2) SEARCH method, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled.

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 [-]

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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 43.2% (43.204% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-05/0308.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105427362724860&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105421243732552&w=2
http://www.spidynamics.com/iis_alert.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-018
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A933

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Services

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 30, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Apr 30, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 9, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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