# CVE-2002-1182: IIS 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed WebDAV requests that cause a large amount of memo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

IIS 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed WebDAV requests that cause a large amount of memory to be assigned.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-011.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6068
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-062
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4846
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1009
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10503
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0048.html
- http://www.nextgenss.com/vna/ms-iisdos.txt
- http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/ms-iisdos.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6070

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