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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 >> Web Servers >> Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument Vulnerability |
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Acertains IIS IDA/IDQ Path Reveal vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote IIS web server is missing a security patch. Description : The remote version of IIS is vulnerable to two vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure issue permits a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions. - An argument validation issue in the WebHits component lets a remote attacker read abitrary files on the remote server Solution : Microsoft released a patch for Windows 2000 : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-006.mspx Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:N/A:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: 1065 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Filipe Custodio |
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