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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0149 -- [Win]
MS08-005 - Important - Vulnerability in Internet Information
Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
13 February 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Impact: Increased Privileges
Access: Existing Account
CVE Names: CVE-2008-0074
Original Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-005.mspx
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MS08-005 - Important - Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could
Allow Elevation of Privilege (942831)
Published: February 12, 2008
Version: 1.0
This important update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in
Internet Information Services (IIS). A local attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected
system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete
data; or create new accounts. Users whose accounts are configured to
have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users
who operate with administrative user rights.
Affected Software
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Microsoft Internet Information
Services 5.0
o Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet
Information Services 5.1
o Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64
Edition Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
o Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
o Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
o Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows
Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Microsoft Internet
Information Services 6.0
o Windows Vista - Microsoft Internet Information Services7.0
o Windows Vista x64 Edition - Microsoft Internet Information Services
7.0
Vulnerability Information
File Change Notification Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0074
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the
Internet Information Service handles file change notifications in the
FTPRoot, NNTPFile\Root, and WWWRoot folders. An attacker who
successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code
in the context of local system. An attacker could then install programs;
view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full
administrative rights.
Workarounds for File Change Notification Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0074
o On Windows Server 2003, stop the FTP and NNTP services
o Deny write access to the NNTP root, FTP root, and WWW root folders
for any accounts that are used to execute user controlled ASP pages.
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