CVE-2002-0073 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the FTP service of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1. An attacker who has established an FTP session can trigger the denial of service by sending a specially crafted status request containing glob characters. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| 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: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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