CVE-2017-7269

CISA description

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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes & references

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7269

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2017-7269
• CVE.org · CVE-2017-7269
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)