Microsoft IIS 6.0/7.0/7.5 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft IIS 6.0/7.0/7.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1256. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft IIS 6.0/7.0/7.5 (Web Server). This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 04/24/2003. The weakness was disclosed 06/08/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1256. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/26/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2602 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46847 (MS10-040: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982666)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86898 (Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-040)).

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 (58865), Tenable (46847), SecurityFocus (BID 40573†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26003†). The entries VDB-51811, VDB-53516, VDB-53511 and VDB-53510 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 46847
Nessus Name: MS10-040: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982666)
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OpenVAS ID: 901120
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft IIS Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (982666)
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04/05/2010 +2537 days 🔍
06/08/2010 +64 days 🔍
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01/26/2025 +3601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53507

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X-Force: 58865
SecurityFocus: 40573 - Microsoft IIS Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26003 - [MS10-040] Microsoft IIS Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted HTTP Request, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/26/2025 06:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/27/2017 09:43 (8), 09/15/2021 04:02 (3), 09/15/2021 04:10 (1), 01/26/2025 06:16 (16)
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