CVE-2017-7269
Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Published Mar 26, 2017 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft internet information services
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.
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Mar 26, 2017 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
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May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
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Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Required action
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CISA due date May 3, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/internet information services6.0
- vendor Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)version unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-7269
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 which allows remote attackers to execute code via a long header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-7269
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-7269
30-day exploitation probability 99.8%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference41738
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exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference41992
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exploit-db.com - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/iis/iis_webdav_scstoragepathfromurl
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rapid7.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 ex
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