Vulnerability Name:

CCN-7039

Published:2001-08-22
Updated:2001-08-22
Summary:Microsoft Exchange Server using the Outlook Web Access (OWA) service are vulnerable to a denial of service attack. If a remote attacker enters a long string of "%" characters in the login field of the OWA page, and also enters a long string of "%" characters for the username and password in the NT challenge dialog box, the attacker can cause the IIS Administration and Web Publishing services to fail.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 22 2001 - 17:22:17 CDT
OWA over ssl shutting down IIS

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 23 2001 - 04:47:17 CDT
RE: OWA over ssl shutting down IIS

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 25 2001 - 10:10:58 CDT
Quick temporary fix for OWA DOS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3223
Microsoft Outlook Web Access Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exchange-owa-dos(7039)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp1
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp4
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp2
    microsoft exchange server 5.5 sp3