CVE-2001-1186: microsoft internet_information_services
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2001-1186 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft internet_information_services. EPSS estimates a 34.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 01-09-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with a content-length value that is larger than the size of the request, which prevents IIS from timing out the connection.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
34.67%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 34.67% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Microsoft IIS 5.0 - False Content-Length Field Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
1 vendor · 1 product