First published: Thu May 11 2000(Updated: )
ISM.DLL in IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to read file contents by requesting the file and appending a large number of encoded spaces (%20) and terminated with a .htr extension, aka the ".HTR File Fragment Reading" or "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerability.
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 | =4.0 |
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CVE-2000-0457 is considered to have a high severity due to the potential for unauthorized file access.
To fix CVE-2000-0457, it is recommended to upgrade to a secure version of IIS or apply patches provided by Microsoft.
The impact of CVE-2000-0457 is that attackers can read sensitive files on the server by exploiting the .htr file fragment reading vulnerability.
CVE-2000-0457 affects Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 4.0 and 5.0.
Yes, CVE-2000-0457 can be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to access files without authentication.