[PCWorks] Vulnerability-Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Code Execution

  • From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:12:32 -0600

TITLE:
Microsoft Internet Information Services Code Execution 
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28893

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28893/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6
http://secunia.com/product/1438/
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/39/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet 
Information
Services (IIS), which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within 
the
processing of input to ASP web pages. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Worker 
Process
Identity (WPI) by passing specially crafted input to an ASP 
page.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Windows XP Professional SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2b498065-d682-4227-b23e-d234d7d6a3fe

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=df9875f7-04d6-486e-bdb5-35e9e305fa1d

Windows Server 2003 SP1 / SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6583e798-d16d-419c-aee1-30c3e6c635b3

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e8286174-8209-409f-8805-e534715a741c

Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=29faa70d-f1ac-4da4-b72a-faf1973cd845

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS08-006 (KB942830):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-006.mspx


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