CVE-2000-0258

Summary

CVE-2000-0258 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 servers. Malicious actors can cause service disruption by sending multiple URLs with an excessive number of escaped characters. This issue, also known as the "Myriad Escaped Characters" vulnerability, can lead to significant disruptions if exploited. Attackers do not require authentication to execute this attack, making it a potential threat to unsecured IIS installations. The vulnerability arises due to the way IIS processes URLs containing a large number of escaped characters.

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