CVE-2000-0457

Summary

CVE-2000-0457 is a vulnerability affecting ISM.DLL in versions 4.0 and 5.0 of Internet Information Services (IIS). An attacker can manipulate file requests by appending a large number of encoded spaces (%20) followed by the .htr extension. This allows the attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files remotely, making it a significant security risk. This issue, also known as the ".HTR File Fragment Reading" or "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerability, can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

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