Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0071
CVE-2002-0071
Description
Buffer overflow in the ism.dll ISAPI extension that implements HTR scripting in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via HTR requests with long variable names.
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Affected products
2cpe: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
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
11- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-09.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363715nvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2002/a041002-1.txtnvd
- www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/Microsoft-IIS-vulnerabilities-MS02-018.shtmlnvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8799.phpnvd
- www.osvdb.org/3325nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4474nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A130nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A45nvd
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