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Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-023)
From: secnotif () MICROSOFT COM (Microsoft Product Security)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:34:54 -0700
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 (MS00-023) - -------------------------------------- Patch Available for "Myriad Escaped Characters" Vulnerability Originally Posted: April 12, 2000 Summary ======= Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft(r) Internet Information Server. The vulnerability could allow a malicious user to slow a web server's response or prevent it from providing service altogether for a period of time. Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability and the patch can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-023.asp Issue ===== Special characters can be embedded in URLs by use of so-called escaped character sequences. By providing a specially-malformed URL with an extremely large number of escaped characters, a malicious user could arbitrarily increase the work factor associated with parsing the escaped characters, thereby consuming much or all of the CPU availability on the server and preventing useful work from being done. The vulnerability does not provide any capability to cause the server to fail, or to add, change or delete data on it. The slowdown would only last until the URL had been processed, at which point service would return to normal. Affected Software Versions ========================== - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 - Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 Patch Availability ================== - Internet Information Server 4.0 http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=20292 - Internet Information Server 5.0 http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=20286 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 MS00-023, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-023.asp - Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q254142 discusses this issue and will be available soon. - 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 Vanja Hrustic of the Relay Group for reporting the "Myriad Escaped Character" vulnerability to us and working with us to protect customers. Revisions ========= - April 12, 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. 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