The following is a Security Bulletin from the Microsoft Product Security Notification Service. Please do not reply to this message, as it was sent from an unattended mailbox. ******************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-031) - -------------------------------------- Patch Available for "Undelimited .HTR Request" and "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" Vulnerabilities Originally Posted: May 10, 2000 Summary ======= Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates two security vulnerabilities in Microsoft(r) Internet Information Server. The vulnerabilities could, respectively, be used to slow an affected web server's response or to obtain the source code of certain types of files under very restricted conditions. Frequently asked questions regarding these vulnerabilities and the patch can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-031.asp Issue ===== This patch eliminates two security vulnerabilities that are unrelated except by virtue of the fact that both exist in the ISAPI extension that provides web-based password administration via .HTR scripts. - The "Undelimited .HTR Request" vulnerability is a denial of service vulnerability. If a malicious user provided a password change request that was missing an expected delimiter, the algorithm would conduct an unbounded search. This would prevent it from servicing additional .HTR requests, and could also slow the overall response of the server. - The ".HTR File Fragment Reading" vulnerability could allow fragments of certain types of files to be read by providing a malformed request that would cause the .HTR processing to be applied to them. However, the vulnerability could only be exploited under extremely restrictive conditions, and the most valuable data in the files would be the least likely to actually appear in the fragments sent to the user. Neither of these vulnerabilities would allow data to be added, deleted or changed on the server, nor would they allow any administrative control on the server to be usurped. Although .HTR files are used to allow web-based password administration, neither of these vulnerabilities involve any weakness in password handling. Also, if security best practices have been followed, and unneeded script mappings have been removed, many customers will have removed the .HTR script mapping and thus be unaffected by either vulnerability. Affected Software Versions ========================== - Internet Information Server 4.0 - Internet Information Server 5.0 Patch Availability ================== - Internet Information Server 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=20905 - Internet Information Server 5.0: http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=20903 Note: Additional security patches are available at the Microsoft Download Center More Information ================ Please see the following references for more information related to this issue. - Frequently Asked Questions: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-031, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-031.asp - Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q260838 discusses the "Undelimited .HTR Request" vulnerability and will be available soon. - Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q260069 discusses the "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerabilty and will be available soon. - How to Change Windows NT Account Passwords Using Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=184619 - Microsoft TechNet Security web site, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.asp Obtaining Support on this Issue =============================== This is a fully supported patch. Information on contacting Microsoft Technical Support is available at http://support.microsoft.com/support/contact/default.asp. Acknowledgments =============== Microsoft thanks Internet Security Systems' X-force (http://xforce.iss.net/), and David Litchfield of Cerberus Information Security, Ltd (http://www.cerberus-infosec.co.uk/), for reporting these vulnerabilities to us, and working with us to protect customers. Revisions ========= - May 10, 2000: Bulletin Created. - ------------------------------------------------------------------- THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Last updated May 10, 2000 (c) 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of use. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.0.2 iQEVAwUBORoSp40ZSRQxA/UrAQGDqgf+JmL//1aDXlexAbRHL3mOu1N8dclUtP2y XtB7fxhI4Xf579nR3ITbIBjJd5hfR3AlFnFA0zB5GK9PNn7HF25CAMBwE+8qo1rg liVjSbzqgQja+5mibRwcRV7ez4E4BS1HVxs8e2kxxubb705lROHRvxxo/HyPWPum QLJXgjd4Ukxorg2cCFU7rR/5cM6EnkvbRZfEjm+QgLDDYDRgoE4yerCIFYqrW9N6 RDnpHW2AmAkP7rRCn9Z6FPme9HzTAtvYyFq2e9u1G+il/EgJwjPShjqBRE9HkZfI 8Dmjfa7z41OzN/5meEOTeHg6puQB9ZingIFowxUweYgVcFAKdRfdmg== =zUkE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************************************************* You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your registration to the Microsoft Product Security Notification Service. You may unsubscribe from this e-mail notification service at any time by sending an e-mail to MICROSOFT_SECURITY-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@ANNOUNCE.MICROSOFT.COM The subject line and message body are not used in processing the request, and can be anything you like. To verify the digital signature on this bulletin, please download our PGP key at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. For more information on the Microsoft Security Notification Service please visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site at http://www.microsoft.com/security. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On May 10, 2000, we released Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-031 (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-031.asp), discussing a pair of vulnerabilities affecting Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0. Both of the vulnerabilities, known as the "Undelimited HTR Request" and "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerabilities, should have been eliminated by the patches discussed in the bulletin. In the case of the IIS 4.0 patch, this was the case. However, we have recently discovered that the IIS 5.0 patch only eliminated the "Undelimited HTR Request" vulnerability, and not the "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerability. We have released a new version of IIS 5.0 patch, and have verified that it does eliminate both vulnerabilities. We recommend that any customers who previously applied the IIS 5.0 patch revisit the bulletin and apply the new version of the patch, to ensure that they are fully protected against both vulnerabilities. The IIS 4.0 patch was always correct, and customers who applied it do not need to take any action. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused by this error, and will do our best to ensure that it does not occur again. Regards, Secure@microsoft.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.0.2 iQEVAwUBOUq4xo0ZSRQxA/UrAQEeQQf8D7qGrisHnkw05qFZvZOpPuIfBn/IqA8P Jv9xVNm8/rfyYpFG4cERJTZL7HDdjJ/sCykaAzu5caMwinMCL0YLsW0dOZ4DswXb CUai2WAS5bZ0o5Xk+eNUHwiTjZSH/l8AYFEProFH1cq1FX/vpiSR7OeVWi225Zp7 sK8WhWVsjBwS2kYbGA/rrnbe5bz/HBk7EgNwcd1TRWaHV7SSMqnI0OpXdHNT3UJO 0MIwp2RVYHXlkaijG3+E6VpCriU/NXRmRkyWXvWQWYrypYJyjXFcwfVgZD4MkD3z wiAZiq8CKizN5doU+MWQwheiDdzV+/XHMOxY+yN8vldzfwQLY1ZbZg== =Ijjc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************************************************* You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your registration to the Microsoft Product Security Notification Service. You may unsubscribe from this e-mail notification service at any time by sending an e-mail to MICROSOFT_SECURITY-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@ANNOUNCE.MICROSOFT.COM The subject line and message body are not used in processing the request, and can be anything you like. To verify the digital signature on this bulletin, please download our PGP key at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. For more information on the Microsoft Security Notification Service please visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site at http://www.microsoft.com/security.