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CVE-2007-2897

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2007-05-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server instability or device hang), and possibly obtain sensitive information (device communication traffic); and might allow attackers with physical access to execute arbitrary code after connecting a data stream to a device COM port; via requests for a URI containing a '/' immediately before and after the name of a DOS device, as demonstrated by the /AUX/.aspx URI, which bypasses a blacklist for DOS device requests.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Information Server

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References