CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0524

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

eEye SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier does not perform length checking on individual HTTP headers, allowing a remote attacker to send arbitrary length strings to IIS, contrary to an advertised feature of SecureIIS.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct attacks that may lead to unauthorized access or disruption of the IIS server's operation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of SecureIIS that improves HTTP header length checking to minimize the risk of attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

eEye SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier does not perform length checking on individual HTTP headers, which allows a remote attacker to send arbitrary length strings to IIS, contrary to an advertised feature of SecureIIS versions 1.0.3 and earlier.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS