Microsoft IIS \mailroot\pickup directory denial of service
| iis-pickup-directory-dos (4790) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a buffer overflow in the inetinfo.exe program. By creating a mail file in the \mailroot\pickup directory with a long filename and a .txt.eml extension, an attacker can overflow a buffer and crash inetinfo.exe.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:50:34 +0100: Crashing Inetinfo.exe by using a longfilename in the \mailroot\pickup directory.
- BID-1819: Microsoft IIS 4.0 Pickup Directory DoS Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0167: IIS Inetinfo.exe allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating a mail file with a long name and a .txt.eml extension in the pickup directory.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
Reported:
Feb 15, 2000
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