CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1134

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft W3Who ISAPI (w3who.dll) allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a long query string.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes disruption of IIS services and potential takeover of the server by an attacker.

Recommendation

Apply the appropriate security patch from Microsoft immediately or disable the W3Who ISAPI component if not required.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the Microsoft W3Who ISAPI (w3who.dll) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query string.

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