272 : Microsoft IIS MDAC RDS Arbitrary Remote Command Execution
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Disclosure

Jul 19, 1999

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 19, 1999

Solution

Unknown

Description

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access/query OLE database sources and potentially execute arbitrary commands. Due to a flaw in the way RDS DataFactory object requests are handled, a remote attacker can execute privileged commands without authentication.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

Upgrade to MDAC version 2.1 SP2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this
vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the
following workaround: Delete the /msadc virtual directory in IIS

Products

Microsoft Corporation	IIS	3.0
		4.0
	Index Server	2.0
	MDAC	1.5
		2.0
		2.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 529
Generic Informational URL: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];184375
http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-99-08.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS98-004 MS99-025
CIAC Advisory: j-054
Other Advisory URL: http://www.nipc.gov/warnings/advisories/1999/99-027.htm
http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/txt/rfp9902.txt
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/advise32
ISS X-Force ID: 1212
CVE ID: 1999-1011 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm

Tools & Filters

Nikto	1474
Nessus	10357
Snort	1023

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