Microsoft iis ActiveX Control adsiis.dll second input validation

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5.3$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft iis. The affected element is an unknown function in the library adsiis.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument second leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4300. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft iis (Web Server) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code in the library adsiis.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument second with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.

The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4300 since 09/29/2008. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/12/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45584) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23072†). The entry VDB-44238 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Suricata ID: 2008621
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Timelineinfo

09/24/2008 🔍
09/29/2008 +5 days 🔍
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08/05/2009 +310 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2050 days 🔍
02/12/2017 +698 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44237
X-Force: 45584
Vulnerability Center: 23072 - Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) GetObject Method Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 02/12/2017 13:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (51), 02/12/2017 13:09 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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