CVE-2000-0167 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft IIS Inetinfo.exe, specifically affecting Microsoft Internet Information Server. A local attacker can trigger this by creating a mail file with an excessively long name and a .txt.eml extension within the server's pickup directory. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and only a partial impact on availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20310) detailing this issue, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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