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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900944
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Microsoft IIS FTP Server 'ls' Command DoS Vulnerability
Summary:Microsoft IIS with FTP server is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Microsoft IIS with FTP server is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
A stack consumption error occurs in the FTP server while processing crafted
LIST command containing a wildcard that references a subdirectory followed by
a .. (dot dot).

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote authenticated users to crash the
application leading to denial of service condition.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 and 6.0.

Solution:
Upgrade to IIS version 7.5

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2521
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-286A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0040.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS09-053
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053
Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 975191
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q975191
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6508
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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