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CVE-2001-0506
Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via a Server-Side Includes (SSI) directive…
High7.2EPSS 68.9%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via a Server-Side Includes (SSI) directive for a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the directory name is added, aka the "SSI privilege elevation" vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 68.9% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20011127 IIS Server Side Include Buffer overflow exploit code (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010817 NSFOCUS SA2001-06 : Microsoft IIS ssinc.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3190 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- iis-ssi-directive-bo(6984) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- L-132 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- MS01-044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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