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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 >> Gain a shell remotely >> shtml.exe overflow Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Searches for the existence of shtml.exe Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host has FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) installed. There is a denial of service / buffer overflow condition in the program 'shtml.exe' which comes with it. However, no public detail has been given regarding this issue yet, so it's not possible to remotely acertain if you are vulnerable to this flaw or not. If you are, a possible hacker may use it to crash your web server (FPSE 2000) or execute arbitrary code (FPSE 2002). Please see the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-053 to acertain if you are vulnerable or not. Solution : See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-053.mspx Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 5804 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 - 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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