Microsoft Index Server installed with IIS 4.0 could allow a local attacker to obtain physical path information
| iis-indexserver-reveal-path (7559) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Index Server installed with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) creates a registry subkey that contains the physical path of directories that are indexed. A local attacker could access the HKLM\System\CurrentControlset\Control\ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey in the AllowedPaths registry key to obtain directory path information. An attacker could use this vulnerability to launch further attacks against the affected host.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 23 Mar 1999 23:40:55 -0000: Index Server 2.0 and the Registry.
- BID-476: NT Index Server Remote Registry Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-1397: Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey of the AllowedPaths registry key, whose permissions allows local and remote users to obtain the physical paths of directories that are being indexed.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Index Server 2.0
Reported:
Mar 23, 1999
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