Microsoft iis ActiveX Control adsiis.dll second input validation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft iis (Web Server) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code in the library adsiis.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument second
with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4300 since 09/29/2008. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/12/2017).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (45584). The entry 44238 is pretty similar.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Suricata ID: 2008621
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Timeline
09/24/2008 🔍09/29/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-4300 (🔍)
X-Force: 45584
Vulnerability Center: 23072 - Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) GetObject Method Remote DoS Vulnerability, High
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 02/12/2017 13:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (51), 02/12/2017 13:09 (8)
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