CVE-2002-0079
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4...
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2002-0079- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2002-0079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0079 No score
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0079- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jj78-89rw-69p6 No score
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4...
Buffer overflow in the chunked encoding transfer mechanism in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 Active Server Pages allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-jj78-89rw-69p6- 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 - Chunked Encoding Transfer Heap Overflow (1) | 2002-04-10 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Chunked Encoding Transfer Heap Overflow (2) | 2002-04-14 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Chunked Encoding Transfer Heap Overflow (3) | 2002-04-10 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Chunked Encoding Transfer Heap Overflow (4) | 2002-04-24 |
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-2002-0079 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published April 22, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A25
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/610291
securityfocus.com/bid/4485
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-018
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=101846993304518&w=2