Windows 2000 IIS5 Security Patch: Malformed WebDAV Request causes IIS to Exhaust CPU Resources - English

Name: Windows 2000 IIS5 Security Patch: Malformed WebDAV Request causes IIS to Exhaust CPU Resources - English
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Remove flaw in handling a particular type of malformed request.

Microsoft has released a patch that will eliminate a flaw that exists in the way WebDAV handles a particular type of malformed request. If a stream of such requests were directed at an affected server, it would consume all CPU availability on the server. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.