CVE-2000-0258

Summary

CVE-2000-0258 refers to a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending multiple URLs containing a large number of escaped characters. This deluge of data overloads the server, causing it to crash and become unavailable to legitimate users. The vulnerability, also known as the "Myriad Escaped Characters" issue, highlights the importance of input validation in web servers to prevent malicious traffic and ensure service continuity.

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