Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2017-7269 is a critical-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2017-7269 is a buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-120) in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function within the WebDAV service of Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, specifically affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. The flaw is triggered by a specially crafted PROPFIND request containing a long "If: <http://" header, which can corrupt memory during path handling.
Remote attackers with network access can exploit the issue without authentication or user interaction to execute arbitrary code on the server, as reflected in its CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8. The vulnerability was exploited in the wild as early as July or August 2016.
Public references document the issue through vulnerability databases and include proof-of-concept exploit code on GitHub, along with discussion of unofficial micropatch options for unsupported systems; no official vendor patch is referenced for the end-of-life platform.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-16299
Vulnerability Data
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…
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request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 03 November 2021
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Vulnerability identification processes such as code review or scanning detect classic buffer overflows before exploitation.
Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing unchecked buffer copies with corrected versions.
Secure development practices directly enforce bounds checking and input validation that prevent classic buffer overflows.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.