Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 Frontpage Server Extensions denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Frontpage Server Extensions. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0096. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 (Web Server). This affects an unknown part of the component Frontpage Server Extensions. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) in IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed form, aka the "Malformed Web Form Submission" vulnerability.

The weakness was published 02/12/2001 by eEye Digital Security with eEye Digital Security as MS00-100 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0096. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10585 (Microsoft IIS Frontpage Server Extensions (FPSE) Malformed Form DoS), 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.

Applying the patch MS00-100 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 937.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5823), Tenable (10585), SecurityFocus (BID 2144†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-311†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10585
Nessus Name: Microsoft IIS Frontpage Server Extensions (FPSE) Malformed Form DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 10585
OpenVAS Name: IIS FrontPage DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS00-100

Snort ID: 937
Snort Message: SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Frontpage _vti_rpc access
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Suricata ID: 2100937
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12/22/2000 🔍
02/12/2001 +52 days 🔍
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12/09/2002 +665 days 🔍
07/22/2003 +225 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3999 days 🔍
05/06/2019 +1768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-100
Researcher: eEye Digital Security
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16425
X-Force: 5823 - Microsoft IIS Web form submission denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2144 - Microsoft IIS Front Page Server Extension DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 311 - [MS00-100] Malformed Web Form Submission in FrontPage Server Extensions in IIS 4.0/5.0, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:18
Updated: 05/06/2019 09:29
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:18 (81), 05/06/2019 09:29 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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