Microsoft IIS 4.0 Redirect memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Redirect Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-0205. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0 (Web Server). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Redirect Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the redirect function.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2004. The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2004 with Microsoft as MS04-021 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0205 since 03/11/2004. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13639 (MS04-021: IIS Redirection Vulnerability (credentialed check) (841373)), 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 86663 (Microsoft IIS 4.0 Redirection Remote Code Execution (MS04-021)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS04-021 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16578), Tenable (13639), SecurityFocus (BID 10706†), OSVDB (7799†) and Secunia (SA12061†). Further details are available at support.microsoft.com. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 13639
Nessus Name: MS04-021: IIS Redirection Vulnerability (credentialed check) (841373)
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Patch: MS04-021

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-021
Researcher: http://www.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0205 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0205
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-762

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X-Force: 16578 - Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) redirect buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10706 - Microsoft IIS 4 Redirect Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12061 - Microsoft Internet Information Server Redirection Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 7799 - Microsoft Internet Information Server Redirection Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 4728 - [MS04-021] Buffer Overflow in IIS 4.0 via the Redirect Function, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2004 12:24
Updated: 07/13/2025 11:10
Changes: 07/14/2004 12:24 (91), 06/28/2019 21:27 (2), 01/02/2025 12:47 (16), 07/13/2025 11:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:849:103

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