CVE-2006-1364: microsoft asp.net Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-1364 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in microsoft asp.net. EPSS estimates a 58.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 23-03-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Microsoft w3wp (aka w3wp.exe) does not properly handle when the AspCompat directive is not used when referencing COM components in ASP.NET, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or crash) by repeatedly requesting each of several documents that refer to COM components, or are restricted documents located under the ASP.NET application path.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
58.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 58.74% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securiteam.com)
Maturity: unknown
ASP.NET w3wp - COM Components Remote Crash
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft1 product
- asp.net≤ 1.1 | 1.1:sp1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
9 links- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044291.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044292.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCThird Party Advisory