# CVE-2017-7269: Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

> CVE-2017-7269: Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2017-7269
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:43Z

- Published: 2017-03-27 01:55 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 99.8%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-11-03, federal due date 2022-05-03, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Internet Information Services (IIS)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7269)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7269)
- [https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/03/0patching-immortal-cve-2017-7269.html](https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/03/0patching-immortal-cve-2017-7269.html)
- [https://github.com/danigargu/explodingcan](https://github.com/danigargu/explodingcan)
- [https://github.com/edwardz246003/IIS\_exploit](https://github.com/edwardz246003/IIS_exploit)
- [https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8162](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8162)
- [https://medium.com/%40iraklis/number-of-internet-facing-vulnerable-iis-6-0-to-cve-2017-7269-8bd153ef5812](https://medium.com/%2540iraklis/number-of-internet-facing-vulnerable-iis-6-0-to-cve-2017-7269-8bd153ef5812)
- [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197835/description-of-the-security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3197835/description-of-the-security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41738/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41738/)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41992/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41992/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97127](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97127)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038168](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038168)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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