# CVE-2017-7269

Buffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2017-7269
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 99.82% (percentile 100.0)
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 19 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2017-03-27)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-120
- Published: 2017-03-27

## Affected

- microsoft:internet_information_services

## References

- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41992/
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97127
- [other] https://medium.com/%40iraklis/number-of-internet-facing-vulnerable-iis-6-0-to-cve-2017-7269-8bd153ef5812
- [other] https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8162
- [other] https://github.com/danigargu/explodingcan
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038168
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41738/
- [other] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197835/description-of-the-security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server
- [other] https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/03/0patching-immortal-cve-2017-7269.html
- [other] https://github.com/edwardz246003/IIS_exploit
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7269

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