Microsoft FrontPage Extensions MS-DOS Device Request DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10497

Synopsis

The web server has a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It is possible to disable FrontPage extensions on the remote host by requesting a URL containing the name of a DOS device via shtml.exe, such as :

GET /_vti_bin/shtml.exe/aux.htm

An attacker could use this flaw to disable FrontPage.

Solution

Upgrade to FrontPage 1.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10497

File Name: frontpage_dos.nasl

Version: 1.35

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/24/2000

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/iis

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0709

BID: 1608

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