GEN:SID | 1:974 |
Message | WEB-IIS Directory transversal attempt |
Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to peform a denial of service against Internet Information Service (IIS) 1.0 hosts.
|
Impact | Denial of service. This attack may cause an IIS 1.0 server to crash.
|
Detailed Information | IIS 1.0 servers are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when a malformed request containing "..\.." is sent to the server. The service must be restarted to restore functionality.
|
Affected Systems | IIS 1.0 Servers
|
Attack Scenarios | An attacker can send a malformed request to a vulnerable IIS server to cause a denial of service.
|
Ease of Attack | Simple. Send a request similar to this: GET ..\..
|
Corrective Action | Upgrade to a more current version of IIS. |
Additional References | CVE http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-1999-0229
Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2218
|
Rule References | bugtraq: 2218
cve: 1999-0229
|