Microsoft IIS Far East editions file disclosure
| iis-file-disclosure (5729) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) could allow a remote attacker to view files in the Web directory. Vulnerable systems include Web servers that use Chinese, Japanese, or Korean as their default language. Due to improper validation of HTTP requests containing double-byte character sets, a remote attacker can submit a specially-crafted HTTP request with incomplete double-byte characters to cause IIS to open files that cannot be interpreted, such as text files (including Active Server Pages) or binary system files. An attacker can use this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- NSFOCUS Security Advisory SA2000-08: Microsoft IIS for Far East Editions File Disclosure Vulnerability.
- BID-2100: Microsoft IIS Far East Edition DBCS File Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-1090: Microsoft IIS for Far East editions 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to read source code for parsed pages via a malformed URL that uses the lead-byte of a double-byte character.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 4.0 Far East
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 Far East
Reported:
Dec 13, 2000
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