CVE-2000-0258 — HIGH severity vulnerability (IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0258 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-04-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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