Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) File Change Notification Vulnerability ( 13 February 2008 )
Last Update Date:
28 Jan 2011
Release Date:
13 Feb 2008
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RISK: Medium Risk
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Internet Information Service handles file change notifications in the FTPRoot, NNTPFile\Root, and WWWRoot folders. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the context of local system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full administrative rights.
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
Download locations for this patch
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 - Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 - Windows Vista
- Microsoft Internet Information Services7.0 - Windows Vista x64 Edition
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0
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