CVE-2017-7269
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Mar 27, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 26, 2017
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 41992exploit
- 97127vdb-entry
- https://medium.com/%40iraklis/number-of-internet-facing-vulnerable-iis-6-0-to-cve-2017-7269-8bd153ef5812
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8162
- https://github.com/danigargu/explodingcan
- 1038168vdb-entry
- 41738exploit
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197835/description-of-the-security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/03/0patching-immortal-cve-2017-7269.html
- https://github.com/edwardz246003/IIS_exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7269government-resource
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