Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE-2017-7269
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:99.82%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-120 ↗CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_information_services | 6.0 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | r2 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
99.823%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-03-26T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-03-27T01:55:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-03-26 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:43 |
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