Microsoft Indexing Service 2.0 Server Side Includes File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Indexing Service 2.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Server Side Includes. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (File). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-0245. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Indexing Service 2.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Server Side Includes. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Index Server 2.0 in Windows NT 4.0, and Indexing Service in Windows 2000, allows remote attackers to read server-side include files via a malformed search request, aka a new variant of the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting" vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 06/27/2001 as MS01-025 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0245. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10668 (MS01-025: Index Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (294472 / 296185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying the patch MS01-025 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6518), Tenable (10668), SecurityFocus (BID 2709†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-322†). See VDB-16827 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10668
Nessus Name: MS01-025: Index Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (294472 / 296185)
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Patch: MS01-025

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05/13/2001 +3 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +45 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS01-025
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16828
X-Force: 6518 - Microsoft Windows Index Server could allow attackers to view files on the Web server
SecurityFocus: 2709
Vulnerability Center: 322 - [MS01-025] Microsoft Index Server Enables SSI Read via Malformed Search Requests, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 16:12
Updated: 05/06/2019 09:54
Changes: 07/04/2014 16:12 (61), 05/06/2019 09:54 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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