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.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, IIS 4.0 Far East
- Microsoft, IIS 5.0 Far East
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- NSFOCUS Security Advisory SA2000-08, Microsoft IIS for Far East Editions File Disclosure Vulnerability at http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/sa_08.htm.
- 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.
Reported:
Dec 13, 2000
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