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CVE-2001-1186: microsoft internet_information_services

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024

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.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
34.67%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last 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 version

EPSS 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

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
34.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 5.0 - False Content-Length Field Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links