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IIS propfind DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Performs a denial of service against IIS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It was possible to disable the remote IIS server
by making a specially formed PROPFIND request.

Solution : disable the WebDAV extensions, as well as the PROPFIND command
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-016.mspx
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 2453

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison

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