High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0258
CVE-2000-0258
Description
IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending many URLs with a large number of escaped characters, aka the "Myriad Escaped Characters" Vulnerability.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1101nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-023nvd
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