CVE-2002-0079

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 22, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-0079: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix