556 : Microsoft IIS/PWS Encoded Filename Arbitrary Command Execution
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Vendor Ack Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date	Vendor Solution Date
2001-03-27	2001-04-01	2001-05-15	2001-05-15	2001-05-15

Time to Patch	Time to Vendor Response
49 days	5 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2001-0333" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Directory traversal vulnerability in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding .. (dot dot) and "\" characters twice.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

OVAL ID: 1018 1051 37 78
CVE ID: 2001-0333 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 2708
Metasploit ID: 556
ISS X-Force ID: 6534
CERT: CA-2001-12
Generic Exploit URL: http://immunitysec.com
http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/iis_double_decode
Mail List Post: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=98992056521300&w=2
Other Advisory URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-026.asp
Microsoft Security Bulletin: ms01-026

Tools & Filters

Nikto	3294 3295 3296 3297 3298 3299 3300 3301 3302
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Snort	3201 970

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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