Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1186
CVE-2001-1186
Description
Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with a content-length value that is larger than the size of the request, which prevents IIS from timing out the connection.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244892nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3667nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7691.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244931nvd
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245100nvd
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