CVE-2001-0524 describes a vulnerability in eEye SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier, where the software fails to perform length checking on individual HTTP headers. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send arbitrarily long strings to the IIS server, bypassing an advertised security feature. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eeye_digital_security:securells:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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