CVE-2001-0506
Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via...
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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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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0506- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0502 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0502- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjg8-57hm-fxmj No score
Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll in IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows local users to gain system privileges via...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vjg8-57hm-fxmj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - SSI Buffer Overrun Privilege Escalation | 2001-08-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0506 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published September 20, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/242541
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=99802093532233&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/3190
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6984
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0506
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjg8-57hm-fxmj