CVE-2017-7269

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7269
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-27 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 18:02:39 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.944290000 probability, percentile 0.999830000 (date 2026-04-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductInternet Information Services (IIS)
NameMicrosoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 r2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Add IIS 6.0 ScStoragePathFromUrl exploit (CVE-2017-7269) by dmchell · Pull Request #8162 · rapid7/metasploit-framework · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
0patch Blog: 0patching the "Immortal" CVE-2017-7269 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 0patch.blogspot.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Number of internet facing vulnerable IIS 6.0 to CVE-2017–7269 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 medium.com Exploit
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
GitHub - danigargu/explodingcan: An implementation of NSA's ExplodingCan exploit in Python af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Web Server Buffer Overflow in WebDAV ScStoragePathFromUrl() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GitHub - edwardz246003/IIS_exploit: Buffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Internet Information Services CVE-2017-7269 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft IIS 6.0 - WebDAV 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft IIS - WebDav 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Description of the security update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: June 13, 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Number of internet facing vulnerable IIS 6.0 to CVE-2017–7269 MITRE medium.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2021-11-03T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2017-7269 added to CISA KEV
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