CVE-2002-2081

cphost.dll in Microsoft Site Server 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via an HTTP POST of a file with a long TargetURL parameter, which causes Site Server to abort and leaves the uploaded file in c:\temp.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2081 is rated Moderate Risk (52.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.90%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2081

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 14.97% 13.90% -1.07%
2 2025-05-22 19.07% 14.97% -4.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 19.07% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2081

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2081

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:apha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp1:i386:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp2:i386:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp2_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp3:i386:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp3_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp4:i386:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server:3.0:sp4_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server_commerce 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server_commerce 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server_commerce 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:sp1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server_commerce 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:sp2_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server_commerce 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:sp3_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft site_server_commerce 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:site_server_commerce:3.0:sp4_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2081

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