Microsoft IIS UNC Path Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:1065

Info

Microsoft IIS UNC Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1065
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 08 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 08 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq on March 8, 2000 by Jason Lutz <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Microsoft IIS 5.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft IIS 4.0
+ Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) 5.0
+ Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) 5.0
+ Cisco Call Manager 3.0
+ Cisco Call Manager 3.0
+ Cisco Call Manager 2.0
+ Cisco Call Manager 2.0
+ Cisco Call Manager 1.0
+ Cisco Call Manager 1.0
+ Cisco ICS 7750
+ Cisco ICS 7750
+ Cisco IP/VC 3540 Video Rate Matching Module
+ Cisco IP/VC 3540 Video Rate Matching Module
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.4
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.4
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.3
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.3
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.2
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.2
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.0
+ Cisco Unity Server 2.0
+ Cisco uOne 4.0
+ Cisco uOne 4.0
+ Cisco uOne 3.0
+ Cisco uOne 3.0
+ Cisco uOne 2.0
+ Cisco uOne 2.0
+ Cisco uOne 1.0
+ Cisco uOne 1.0
+ Hancom Hancom Office 2007 0
+ Hancom Hancom Office 2007 0
+ Microsoft BackOffice 4.5
+ Microsoft BackOffice 4.5
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft IIS UNC Path Disclosure Vulnerability

IDQ, IDA, and HTX files cannot be served from a network share. If a website is set up in this manner, and a user clicks on a link that links to one of these files, the share path will be disclosed to the user in the resulting error message.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft IIS UNC Path Disclosure Vulnerability

http://target/filename.idq
http://target/filename.ida
http://target/filename.htx

The requested file must be located on a network share.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft IIS UNC Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
This is a configuration error, and can be avoided by not attempting to serve these files from a network share.

References

Microsoft IIS UNC Path Disclosure Vulnerability

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