First published: Tue Jan 11 2000(Updated: )
IIS 4.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) | =5.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services | =3.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services | =4.0 |
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The severity of CVE-2000-0071 is considered medium, as it allows attackers to obtain sensitive file path information.
To fix CVE-2000-0071, upgrade to a patched version of IIS or implement security measures to disable the handling of .ida and .idq file requests.
CVE-2000-0071 affects Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 3.0, 4.0, and Internet Information Services 5.0.
CVE-2000-0071 involves an information disclosure attack that allows remote attackers to reveal the document root path.
Yes, CVE-2000-0071 can be exploited remotely by sending crafted requests to the vulnerable IIS server.