CVE-2002-0072
mediumpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.635 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The w3svc.dll ISAPI filter in Front Page Server Extensions and ASP.NET for Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 does not properly handle the error condition when a long URL is provided, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the URL parser accesses a null pointer.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- microsoft internet information server= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft internet information services= 5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101853851025208&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-09.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8800.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521059enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/3326enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4479enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018enisa_euvd
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