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TI-2001-01196 Aliases CVE-2001-1243GHSA-385r-ghm4-jjf9

Scripting.FileSystemObject in asp.dll for Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows local or…

Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
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

Scripting.FileSystemObject in asp.dll for Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows local or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) creating an ASP program that uses Scripting.FileSystemObject to open a file with an MS-DOS device name, or (2) remotely injecting the device name into ASP programs that internally use Scripting.FileSystemObject.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.70505 99th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1243
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-385r-ghm4-jjf9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2001-00492 Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02880 Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-1999-00961 The Remote Data Service (RDS) DataFactory component of Microsoft Data Access Components… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00824 Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00066 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00331 Directory traversal vulnerability in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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