9.8Critical KEV

CVE-2017-7269Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

microsoft internet information services Published: (9 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 03.05.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7269

Description

Buffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-120

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
microsoft internet information services 6.0

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*