Microsoft IIS WebDAV PROPFIND/SEARCH Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component WebDAV. Executing a manipulation as part of PROPFIND/SEARCH Request can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0226. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft IIS (Web Server) (version now known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component WebDAV. The manipulation as part of a PROPFIND/SEARCH Request leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long WebDAV request with a (1) PROPFIND or (2) SEARCH method, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled.

The weakness was shared 05/28/2003 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware. The advisory is available at MS03-018. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0226. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11683 (MS03-018: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (11114)), 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 86594 (Microsoft IIS Cumulative Patch Missing (MS03-018)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12100), Exploit-DB (35), Tenable (11683), SecurityFocus (BID 7735†) and OSVDB (13385†). The entries VDB-83, VDB-84, VDB-86 and VDB-85 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11683
Nessus Name: MS03-018: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (11114)
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OpenVAS ID: 101017
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft MS03-018 security check
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/30/2024 +2999 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-018
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82354

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X-Force: 12100
SecurityFocus: 7735 - Microsoft IIS WebDAV PROPFIND and SEARCH Method Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13385 - Microsoft IIS WebDAV Long PROPFIND/SEARCH Request DoS
Vulnerability Center: 3629

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2016 13:16
Updated: 06/30/2024 22:45
Changes: 04/14/2016 13:16 (61), 10/07/2018 08:37 (12), 07/24/2022 14:25 (3), 07/24/2022 14:28 (1), 06/30/2024 22:45 (16)
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