First published: Mon Sep 29 2008(Updated: )
A certain ActiveX control in adsiis.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the second argument to the GetObject method. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so it might be incorrect.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) |
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CVE-2008-4300 has a severity rating that indicates a potential denial of service vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-2008-4300, consider applying any available patches or updates for Microsoft Internet Information Services.
The potential impact of CVE-2008-4300 includes causing a denial of service that may lead to browser crashes.
CVE-2008-4300 affects certain versions of Microsoft Internet Information Services.
You can identify if your system is vulnerable to CVE-2008-4300 by reviewing the configurations and versions of IIS installed on your server.