SID 1:1804

Rule Category

SERVER-IIS -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft IIS Web Servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-IIS .cdx HTTP header buffer overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

Buffer overflow in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the safety check for HTTP headers and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via HTTP header field values. Impact: CVSS base score 7.5 CVSS impact score 6.4 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact PARTIAL integrityImpact PARTIAL availabilityImpact PARTIAL Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].