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CVE-2002-2081
cphost.dll in Microsoft Site Server 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via an HTTP POST of a file…
Medium5.0EPSS 15.4%
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Description
cphost.dll in Microsoft Site Server 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via an HTTP POST of a file with a long TargetURL parameter, which causes Site Server to abort and leaves the uploaded file in c:\temp.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.4% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 4002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020129 RFP2201: MS Site Server Evilness (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- siteserver-cphost-upload-dos(8053) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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