CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1364

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft w3wp.exe does not properly handle when the AspCompat directive is not used when referencing COM components in ASP.NET. A remote attacker can repeatedly request documents that refer to COM components or restricted documents under the ASP.NET application path, causing resource exhaustion or crash.

Risk Assessment

The organization is exposed to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack that can lead to unavailability of ASP.NET applications and strain on server infrastructure.

Recommendation

Apply the appropriate security patch from Microsoft and ensure the AspCompat directive is correctly used in ASP.NET applications that reference COM components.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft w3wp (aka w3wp.exe) does not properly handle when the AspCompat directive is not used when referencing COM components in ASP.NET, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or crash) by repeatedly requesting each of several documents that refer to COM components, or are restricted documents located under the ASP.NET application path.

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