First published: Wed May 10 2000(Updated: )
Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 with the IISADMPWD virtual directory installed allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed request to the inetinfo.exe program, aka the "Undelimited .HTR Request" vulnerability.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) | =5.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services | =4.0 |
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
CVE-2000-0304 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability which can disrupt service availability.
To fix CVE-2000-0304, you should remove the IISADMPWD virtual directory or apply relevant patches and updates from Microsoft.
CVE-2000-0304 affects Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 4.0 and 5.0.
CVE-2000-0304 enables a remote attacker to execute a denial of service attack by sending a malformed request.
Yes, users of affected versions of IIS should take immediate action to mitigate the risks associated with CVE-2000-0304.