CVE-2001-0545 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft IIS 4.0 when URL redirection is enabled. Remote attackers can crash the server by sending a malformed request where the specified length differs from the actual length. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and minimal 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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.