CVE-2003-0718 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft IIS versions 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0, specifically within the WebDAV Message Handler. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted PROPFIND request with an XML message containing numerous attributes, leading to memory and CPU exhaustion or an application crash. While the CVSS score is 5.0 (medium severity) with a partial availability impact, its FAUCET Risk Score is high at 98/100 and EPSS indicates a high probability of exploitation. An exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, but there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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