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CVE-2001-0245: microsoft index_server

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 18-09-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0245 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft index_server. EPSS estimates a 14.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
14.35%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Index Server 2.0 in Windows NT 4.0, and Indexing Service in Windows 2000, allows remote attackers to read server-side include files via a malformed search request, aka a new variant of the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting" vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

14.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 14.35% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
14.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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