CVE-2001-1186

N/A Unknown
Published: December 11, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7691.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3667
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244931
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7691.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244892
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3667
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
25.2%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft