Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server
CVE-2001-0506
Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via a Server-Side Includes (SSI) directive for a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the directory name is added, aka the "SSI privilege elevation" vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.140 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_information_server — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Internet_information_services — versions 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0506?
- CVE-2001-0506 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server. Published 2001-09-20.
- Is CVE-2001-0506 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.