CVE-2001-0506 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via a Server-Side Includes (SSI) directive for a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the directory name is added, aka the "SSI privilege elevation" vulnerability.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 77.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.77612.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99802093532233&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/242541
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3190
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6984

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.527Z

Reserved: 2001-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0506

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-09-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0506

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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