CVE-2019-0941
MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctlDescription
A denial of service exists in Microsoft IIS Server when the optional request filtering feature improperly handles requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform a temporary denial of service against pages configured to use request filtering. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could send a specially crafted request to a page utilizing request filtering. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain requests are processed by the filter.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-19 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2015-5477 | High | 7.8 | 91% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2014-9034 | Medium | 5.0 | 83% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-4977 | High | 8.8 | 79% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-3236 | Critical | 9.8 | 78% | - | - |
| CVE-2014-7141 | Medium | 6.4 | 76% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-5374 | High | 7.8 | 74% | - | - |
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