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CVE-2002-1908 Details

Description

Microsoft IIS 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with a Host header that contains a large number of "/" (forward slash) characters.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10370.php CVE
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6C00C1F5QA.html CVEPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5907 CVEExploit
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10370.php [email protected]
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6C00C1F5QA.html [email protected]Patch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft internet information services
5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-1908
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2002-1908 Details - Not Deferred