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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Denial of Service >> IIS 5.0 WebDav Memory Leakage Vulnerability Assessment Details
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IIS 5.0 WebDav Memory Leakage |
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Check the presence of a Memory Leakage in the IIS 5 httpext.dll (WebDav). Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The WebDav extensions (httpext.dll) for Internet Information Server 5.0 contains a flaw that may permit a malicious user to consume all available memory on the target server by sending many requests using the LOCK method associated to a non existing filename. This concern not only IIS but the entire system since the flaw can potentially exhausts all system memory available. Vulnerable systems: IIS 5.0 ( httpext.dll versions prior to 0.9.3940.21 ) Immune systems: IIS 5 SP2( httpext.dll version 0.9.3940.21) Solution: Download Service Pack 2/hotfixes from Microsoft web at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 2736 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: INTRANODE - 2001 |
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