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Microsoft IIS Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (982666)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-040.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in Internet Information Services (IIS) when parsing authentication information when it is configured for 'Extended Protection for Authentication', which could allow remote code execution while processing a specially crafted HTTP request.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Internet Information Services 6.0 on, - Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior. Internet Information Services 7.0 on, - Microsoft Windows Vista SP1/SP2 and prior. Internet Information Services 7.5 on, - Microsoft Windows 7
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.