Microsoft FrontPage long URL buffer overflow
| frontpage-pws-dos (3117) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions PWS (Personal Web Server) for Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a buffer overflow. By sending a URL of 167 characters or more, a remote attacker can overflow the buffer and crash the FrontPage Web server.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of FrontPage Server Extensions (3.0.2.1105 or later), available from the Microsoft Web site. See References. (This issue was resolved in version 3.0.2.1105 or later of the FrontPage Server Extensions included in the IIS 4.0 setup.)
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:03:32 +0300: Crash FrontPage Remotely.
- Microsoft Corporation Web site: Microsoft Office - FrontPage Home.
- BID-568: Microsoft FrontPage PWS DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-0681: Buffer overflow in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (PWS) 3.0.2.926 on Windows 95, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft FrontPage
- Microsoft Windows
Reported:
Aug 08, 1999
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