CVE-2017-7269

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7269
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-27 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 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

EPSS: 0.944290000 probability, percentile 0.999840000 (date 2026-04-01)

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

Problem Types: CWE-119

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
0patch Blog: 0patching the "Immortal" CVE-2017-7269 MISC 0patch.blogspot.com
Number of internet facing vulnerable IIS 6.0 to CVE-2017–7269 MISC medium.com
GitHub - danigargu/explodingcan: An implementation of NSA's ExplodingCan exploit in Python MISC github.com
Description of the security update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: June 13, 2017 CONFIRM support.microsoft.com
Add IIS 6.0 ScStoragePathFromUrl exploit (CVE-2017-7269) by dmchell · Pull Request #8162 · rapid7/metasploit-framework · GitHub MISC github.com
Number of internet facing vulnerable IIS 6.0 to CVE-2017–7269 medium.com
Microsoft IIS - WebDav 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Microsoft IIS 6.0 - WebDAV 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Buffer Overflow EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Microsoft Internet Information Services CVE-2017-7269 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Web Server Buffer Overflow in WebDAV ScStoragePathFromUrl() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
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. MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
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
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