CVE-2017-7269
Internet Information Services (IIS): Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)Web servers
CVSS
9.8CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)99.8%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 26 Mar 2017Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 27 Mar 2017, 01:55 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 4
- Exploit moduleMicrosoft IIS WebDav ScStoragePathFromUrl Overflow 26 Mar 2017Metasploit
- Remote exploitMicrosoft IIS - WebDav 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) 11 May 2017Exploit-DB
- Remote exploitMicrosoft IIS 6.0 - WebDAV 'ScStoragePathFromUrl' Remote Buffer Overflow 27 Mar 2017Exploit-DB
- Scanner templateWindows Server 2003 & IIS 6.0 - Remote Code ExecutionNuclei
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Description
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 which allows remote attackers to execute code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 10
- support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197835/description-of-the-security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-serverAdvisoryvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/41992/Exploitvia CVE List
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8162Exploitvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/41738/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7269Referencevia CISA KEV
- medium.com/%40iraklis/number-of-internet-facing-vulnerable-iis-6-0-to-cve-2017-7269-8bd153ef5812Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/danigargu/explodingcanReferencevia CVE List
- 0patch.blogspot.com/2017/03/0patching-immortal-cve-2017-7269.htmlReferencevia CVE List
- github.com/edwardz246003/IIS_exploitReferencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7269Referencevia CVE List