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CVE-2003-0224: Microsoft Internet Information Services: Buffer overflow

CVE-2003-0224 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Microsoft Internet Information Services. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a web page with a Server Side Include (SSI) directive with a long filename, aka "Server Side Include Web Pages Buffer Overrun."

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Information Services: 5.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105431767100944&w=2
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-018
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A483