CVE-2000-0886 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed request for an executable file whose name is appended with operating system commands, aka the "Web Server File Request Parsing" vulnerability.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 89.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.89218.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1912
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?mid=143604&list=1&fromthread=0&end=2000-11-11&threads=0&start=2000-11-05&
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-086
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5470
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A191

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:31.493Z

Reserved: 2000-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0886

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0886

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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