CVE-2003-0718 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WebDAV Message Handler for Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU exhaustion, application crash) via a PROPFIND request with an XML message containing XML elements with a large number of attributes.

Published: 2004-10-16

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 82.0% 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:6.0:::::::*
	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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.81995.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109762641822064&w=2
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-030
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17645
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17656
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1330
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1427
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4767

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-10-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.429Z

Reserved: 2003-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0718

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-11-03T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-0718

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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