CVE-2001-1186 Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with a content-length value that is larger than the size of the request, which prevents IIS from timing out t...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 34.7%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with a content-length value that is larger than the size of the request, which prevents IIS from timing out the connection.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft internet information services | = 5.0 | No fix listed |
References
- 20011211 Microsoft IIS/5 bogus Content-length bug Memory attack mailing-list
- 20011212 Microsoft IIS/5.0 Content-Length DoS (proved) mailing-list
- iis-false-content-length-dos(7691) vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- 20011211 Microsoft IIS/5 bogus Content-length bug. exploit mailing-list
- 3667 exploit vdb-entry vendor-advisory