Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server
CVE-2000-0631
An administrative script from IIS 3.0, later included in IIS 4.0 and 5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by accessing the script without a particular argument, aka the "Absent Directory Browser Argument" vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.247 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.249 · newest: 0.247 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Information Server — versions 3.0, 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services — versions 5.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4951 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-044 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1476 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0631?
- CVE-2000-0631 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server. Published 2000-07-14.
- Is CVE-2000-0631 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.