CVE-2002-0419

Internet Information Server 4-5.1 - Information Exposure via Authentication Realm and NTLM Response

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0419. PoCs published by David Litchfield.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an information leakage vulnerability in Microsoft IIS by sending crafted HTTP requests with invalid authentication credentials. The server's error responses reveal supported authentication methods, aiding further attacks.

Description

Information leaks in IIS 4 through 5.1 allow remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information or more easily conduct brute force attacks via responses from the server in which (2) in certain configurations, the server IP address is provided as the realm for Basic authentication, which could reveal real IP addresses that were obscured by NAT, or (3) when NTLM authentication is used, the NetBIOS name of the server and its Windows NT domain are revealed in response to an Authorization request. NOTE: this entry originally contained a vector (1) in which the server reveals whether it supports Basic or NTLM authentication through 401 Access Denied error messages. CVE has REJECTED this vector; it is not a vulnerability because the information is already available through legitimate use, since authentication cannot proceed without specifying a scheme that is supported by both the client and the server.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by David Litchfield · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21313

This exploit demonstrates an information leakage vulnerability in Microsoft IIS by sending crafted HTTP requests with invalid authentication credentials. The server's error responses reveal supported authentication methods, aiding further attacks.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft IIS (versions affected by CVE-2002-0419)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target IIS server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4235
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8382.php
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101535399100534&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.3624
EPSS Percentile 98.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_information_server 4.0 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_information_services 5.0
Published Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026