CVE-2000-0258 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending numerous URLs containing a large quantity of escaped characters, leading to service disruption. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, its EPSS score indicates a higher than average probability of exploitation compared to most CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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