Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 HTR Request inetinfo.exe denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 (Web Server). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file inetinfo.exe of the component HTR Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 with the IISADMPWD virtual directory installed allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed request to the inetinfo.exe program, aka the "Undelimited .HTR Request" vulnerability.

The weakness was published 05/10/2000 by Security Team with Microsoft as MS00-031 as confirmed advisory (X-Force). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0304. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (4302).

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-031
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0304 (🔍)
X-Force: 4302
Vulnerability Center: 782 - [MS00-031] Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 Malformed .htr Request Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1191 - Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 Malformed .htr Request Vulnerability

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Created: 06/24/2014 16:21
Updated: 05/08/2019 17:37
Changes: 06/24/2014 16:21 (62), 05/08/2019 17:37 (1)
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