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CERT Advisory CA-99-07 IIS Buffer Overflow

   Revised: June 18, 1999
   Originally released: June 16, 1999
   Source: CERT/CC
   
Systems Affected

     * Machines running Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
       
I. Description

   Buffer overflow vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Internet
   Information Server 4.0 have been discovered in several libraries,
   including libraries that handle .HTR, .STM, and .IDC files.
   
   A tool to exploit at least one of the vulnerabilities has been
   publicly released.
   
II. Impact

   These vulnerabilities allow remote intruders to execute arbitrary code
   with the privileges of the IIS server. Additionally, intruders can use
   this vulnerability to crash vulnerable IIS processes.
   
III. Solution

   Microsoft has released and updated Microsoft Security Bulletin
   MS99-019, which points to a patch for these vulnerabilities. We
   encourage you to read this bulletin, available from
   
   http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms99-019.asp
          
   We will update this advisory as more information becomes available.
   Please check the CERT/CC Web site for the most current revision.
     _________________________________________________________________
   
   Our thanks to Jason Garms and Scott Culp of Microsoft for providing
   information contained in this advisory.
   ______________________________________________________________________
   
   This document is available from:
   http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-07-IIS-Buffer-Overflow.html.
   ______________________________________________________________________
   
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   Revision History

June 16, 1999:  Initial release
June 18, 1999:  Added information about .STM and .IDC files.


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