VDB-14465 · CVE-1999-0450 · BID 194

Microsoft IIS 2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 IISAPI Extension perl.exe information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft IIS 2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 (Web Server). This issue affects an unknown part of the file perl.exe of the component IISAPI Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In IIS, an attacker could determine a real path using a request for a non-existent URL that would be interpreted by Perl (perl.exe).

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1996. The weakness was published 01/26/1999 by David Litchfield (FIRST) with NGSSoftware as not defined mailinglist post (NTBugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0450. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 885 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10120 (Microsoft IIS perl.exe HTTP Path Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 884.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (10120). Similar entries are available at 14467 and 14466.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10120
Nessus Name: Microsoft IIS perl.exe HTTP Path Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IIS 6.0
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08/24/1996 🔍
01/26/1999 +885 days 🔍
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06/22/1999 +147 days 🔍
12/17/2002 +1274 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +4203 days 🔍
05/06/2019 +1781 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: David Litchfield (FIRST)
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0450 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 403 - NT IIS IISAPI Extension Enumerate Root Web Server Directory Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 194 - NT IIS IISAPI Extension Enumerate Root Web Server Directory Vulnerability

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Created: 06/20/2014 13:13
Updated: 05/06/2019 16:52
Changes: 06/20/2014 13:13 (78), 05/06/2019 16:52 (1)
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