CVE-2017-7269
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.998 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Buffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationSiemens PET/CT Systems Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
- MitigationSiemens SPECT Systems Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
- MitigationSiemens SPECT Workplaces/Symbia.net Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
- MitigationSiemens SPECT/CT Systems Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (22)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-41992Microsoft IIS - WebDav 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- Al1ex/CVE-2017-7269Al1ex/CVE-2017-7269PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft internet information services= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSMA-17-215-01ICSMA-17-215-01_Siemens Molecular Imaging Vulnerabilities2017-08-03icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (32)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038168cnnvd
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/03/0patching-immortal-cve-2017-7269.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/danigargu/explodingcancnnvd
- https://github.com/edwardz246003/IIS_exploitcnnvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8162cnnvd
- https://medium.com/@iraklis/number-of-internet-facing-vulnerable-iis-6-0-to-cve-2017-7269-8bd153ef5812cnnvd
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197835/description-of-the-security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-servercnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4025685.aspxPatchcnnvd
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