CVE-2002-0072
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
The w3svc.dll ISAPI filter in Front Page Server Extensions and ASP.NET for Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 does not properly handle the error condition when a long URL is provided, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the URL parser accesses a null pointer.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101853851025208&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-09.html
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8800.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521059
- http://www.osvdb.org/3326
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4479
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.