THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2003-0225
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0225

Internet Information Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
36.5%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The ASP function Response.AddHeader in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 does not limit memory requests when constructing headers, which allow remote attackers to generate a large header to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) with an ASP page.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Information Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2003-06-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 36.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-0225

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Internet Information Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0225.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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