Microsoft Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4 Registry privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Registry Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1397. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Registry Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 03/23/1999 by David Litchfield (nemo) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1397. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7559) and SecurityFocus (BID 476†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/23/1999 🔍
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06/20/2014 +5568 days 🔍
10/20/2024 +3775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: David Litchfield (nemo)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14579
X-Force: 7559
SecurityFocus: 476 - NT Index Server Remote Registry Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:09
Updated: 10/20/2024 20:26
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:09 (53), 04/04/2019 12:11 (1), 10/20/2024 20:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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