5584 : Microsoft IIS URL Redirection Malformed Length DoS
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8 months ago

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Disclosure
Aug 15, 2001

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Microsoft IIS contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue occurs when an attacker sends a URL request with a different length than the one specified in the request. This results in an access violation causing IIS to crash and must be restarted. This vulnerability only occurs when URL redirection has been enabled.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

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

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
IIS
Watch-list
 4.0
5.0

References

Credit
  • John Waters - Deloitte and Touche
  • NSFocus Security Team - securityBrand New Doo Doonsfocus.com - NSFocus Security
  • Oded Horovitz - Entercept Security Technologies

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