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Servers and applications

CVE-2000-0631

An administrative script from IIS 3.0, later included in IIS 4.0 and 5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by accessing the script without a particular argument, aka the "Absent Directory Browser Argument" vulnerability.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
14 Jul 2000
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
25% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% 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-2000-0631
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0631