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Microsoft IIS Security Bypass Vulnerability (970483)
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 a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-020.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to, - WebDAV extension does not properly decode requested URLs, which could cause an incorrect configuration to be applied. - WebDav fails to verify credentials before accessing password-protected resources when handling HTTP GET or PROPFIND requests containing a Unicode encoded character with a 'Translate: f' header.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows 2k3 Service Pack 2 and prior
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.