Microsoft IIS up to 6.0 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS up to 6.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-0075. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS up to 6.0 (Web Server). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted inputs to ASP pages.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2008. The weakness was published 02/12/2008 with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0075 since 01/03/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31040 (MS08-006: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942830)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90428 (Internet Information Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-006)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5949.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39230), Tenable (31040), SecurityFocus (BID 27676†), OSVDB (41445†) and Secunia (SA28893†). Similar entries are available at VDB-38706, VDB-40995, VDB-40996 and VDB-41003. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 31040
Nessus Name: MS08-006: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942830)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0075 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40985

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X-Force: 39230
SecurityFocus: 27676 - Microsoft Internet Information Services ASP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 28893
OSVDB: 41445 - CVE-2008-0075 - MS08-006 - Microsoft - IIS - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019385
Vulnerability Center: 17604 - [MS08-006] Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Code, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0508

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 19:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/04/2019 21:38 (12), 06/01/2025 19:20 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:4F1:103

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