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Servers and applications

CVE-2000-0408

IIS 4.05 and 5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long, complex URL that appears to contain a large number of file extensions, aka the "Malformed Extension Data in URL" vulnerability.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
11 May 2000
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
58% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Microsoft IISServers and applications · cpe:a:microsoft:internet_information_services
  • Version 5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0408
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0408