CVE-2006-1364

7.5 HIGH
Published: March 23, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Microsoft w3wp (aka w3wp.exe) does not properly handle when the AspCompat directive is not used when referencing COM components in ASP.NET, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or crash) by repeatedly requesting each of several documents that refer to COM components, or are restricted documents located under the ASP.NET application path.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/w3wp-remote-dos.zip
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044291.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044292.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015825
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5KP0O0KI0Y.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428622/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17188
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25392
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1601
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/w3wp-remote-dos.zip
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044291.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044292.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5KP0O0KI0Y.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428622/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25392
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1601
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
29.5%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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