IIS 5.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via by installing content…
Priority LOW 16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IIS 5.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via by installing content that produces a certain invalid MIME Content-Type header, which corrupts the File Type table.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02409 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0544
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rw9p-vcxp-p42f
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Sources
- CVE-2001-0544 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0544 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rw9p-vcxp-p42f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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