CVE-2006-6578

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Internet Information Services
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 December 2006

Summary

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 permits the IUSR_Machine account to execute non-EXE files such as .COM files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via arguments to any .COM file that executes those arguments, as demonstrated using win.com when it is in a web directory with certain permissions.

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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