GEN:SID | 1:1022 |
Message | WEB-IIS jet vba access |
Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to execute a shell command possibly associated with an exploit with the Microsoft Jet database engine.
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Impact | Remote access. This attack may permit the execution of arbitrary commands on the vulnerable server.
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Detailed Information | Microsoft Jet database engine facilitates the addition, modification, deletion, and search of database data. Jet may be used as a backend for web applications. It allows the use of embedded Visual Basic for Application expressions in SQL strings. A vulnerability associated with inadequate filtering of user input allows an attacker to execute code on the vulnerable server by supplying a command delimited by "|" characters.
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Affected Systems | Jet 3.5, 3.51
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Attack Scenarios | An attacker can craft a special URL to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable server.
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Ease of Attack | Simple. Exploit code is freely available.
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Corrective Action | Disable Jet ODBC drivers if they are not required.
Upgrade to Jet 4.0. |
Additional References | Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-030.asp
Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/286
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Rule References | bugtraq: 286
cve: 1999-0874
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