Microsoft IIS 4.0 URL INETINFO.EXE denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft IIS 4.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file INETINFO.EXE of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0858. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file INETINFO.EXE of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in IIS by sending it a series of malformed requests which cause INETINFO.EXE to fail, aka the "Invalid URL" vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 11/14/2000 with Microsoft as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0858. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5202), SecurityFocus (BID 1642†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-857†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/05/2000 🔍
11/14/2000 +70 days 🔍
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02/09/2003 +817 days 🔍
06/30/2014 +4159 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +1774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0858 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15989
X-Force: 5202 - Microsoft IIS invalid URL allows attackers to crash service
SecurityFocus: 1642 - Microsoft NT 4.0 and IIS 4.0 Invalid URL Request DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 857 - [MS00-063] Microsoft NT 4.0 and IIS 4.0 Invalid URL Request DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 15:59
Updated: 05/09/2019 09:35
Changes: 06/30/2014 15:59 (41), 05/09/2019 09:35 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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