VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0506

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability68.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-09-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via a Server-Side Includes (SSI) directive for a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the directory name is added, aka the "SSI privilege elevation" vulnerability.

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