Q301625: MS01-044: Patch for SSI Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Article: Q301625
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSecurity kbCOMIS kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix KbSECVulnerability KbSECBulle
Last Modified: 15-AUG-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
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IMPORTANT: If you download and install the fix included in this article onto a computer running IIS 3.0, the IIS 3.0 Web, FTP, and Proxy services will fail. This fix should only be applied to computers running IIS 4.0 or later. To verify your version of IIS, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then click the Services icon.
3. In the Services list, locate the IIS Admin Service.
If the IIS Admin Service is listed, download and apply the fix included in this article.
If the IIS Admin Service is not listed, your version of IIS is not vulnerable to the problem that is corrected by these fixes. Therefore, no action is needed. IIS 3.0 is not vulnerable and does not need this fix.
If you accidentally install this fix on IIS 3.0 it can be successfully removed via Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel to return the web site to its correct functioning.
SYMPTOMS
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In Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and Internet Information Server (IIS)
4.0, a buffer overrun vulnerability exists that an attacker could exploit to
gain complete control over an affected server and take any type of action on it.
This vulnerability can only be exploited by code that is running on the server.
As a result, the attacker would need to already have the ability to install
software on the server in order to exploit the vulnerability. Best practices
strongly recommend that you never allow an untrusted user to install software on
a Web server.
CAUSE
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This vulnerability occurs because the code that processes server-side include
files contains an unchecked buffer. If a server-side file that contains a
malformed server-side include directive is installed on an affected server, an
attacker could cause the buffer to overflow the next time the file is requested
by a user.
RESOLUTION
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Internet Information Services 5.0
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For
additional information, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
To resolve this problem, either obtain the hotfix referenced in this section or
Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package 1 (SRP1). For additional information about
SRP1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q311401 Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package 1 (SRP1), January 2002
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
DownloadDownload Q301625_W2K_SP3_x86_en.exe now
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/critical/q301625/default.asp)
NOTE: This patch can be installed on systems running Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
or Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
Release Date: August 15, 2001
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current
virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was
posted. The file is stored on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized
changes to the file.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 245,520 ADSIIS.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 333,072 ASP.DLL
29-May-2001 19:37 4.0.2.4701 593,976 FP4AUTL.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.3649 299,792 FSCFG.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 8,464 FTPCTRS2.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 6,416 FTPMIB.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 246,032 HTTPEXT.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 9,488 HTTPMIB.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 56,592 HTTPODBC.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.3649 121,104 IDQ.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4063 122,640 IISRTL.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 13,584 INFOADMN.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 245,520 INFOCOMM.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 62,736 ISATQ.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.3649 46,352 ISM.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.3649 76,560 MSW3PRT.DLL
30-May-2001 18:40 5.0.2195.3651 6,928 SCHMUPD.EXE
14-Jun-2001 22:44 5.0.2195.3747 41,232 SSINC.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 7,440 W3CTRS.DLL
06-Aug-2001 17:10 5.0.2195.4051 353,552 W3SVC.DLL
Internet Information Server 4.0
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A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
computers that you determine are at risk of attack. Evaluate your computer's
physical accessibility, network and Internet connectivity, and other factors to
determine the degree of risk to your computer. See the associated Microsoft
Security Bulletin
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-044.asp) to help
determine the degree of risk. This fix may receive additional testing. If your
computer is sufficiently at risk, Microsoft recommends that you apply this fix
now.
To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix by clicking the download
link later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services to
obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone
numbers and information about support costs, please visit the following
Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls
may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to
additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific
update in question.
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
DownloadDownload Q301625i.exe now
(http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/critical/q301625/default.asp)
NOTE: Q301625is.exe contains the Symbols files.
Compaq Array Controller Users: If you have installed the Compaq Array Controller
Driver (Cpqarray.sys) from the Compaq Web Site, Compaq FTP Site, or Compaq
SmartStart, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for
information on how to resolve this problem:
Q305228 "STOP 0xA" Occurs After Applying Windows NT 4.0 Security Rollup
Package
NOTE: This patch can be installed on systems running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
5 or Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.
Release Date: August 15, 2001
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current
virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was
posted. The file is stored on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized
changes to the file.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 214,544 ADSIIS.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:47 4.2.769.1 330,672 ASP.DLL
02-Apr-2001 16:55 4.0.2.4701 593,976 FP4AUTL.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 81,888 FTPSVC2.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 55,392 HTTPODBC.DLL
13-Jul-2001 16:14 5.0.1782.4 193,296 IDQ.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 98,912 IISCHEMA.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:45 4.2.769.1 63,472 IISLOG.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:45 4.2.769.1 185,792 INFOCOMM.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:45 4.2.769.1 29,520 ISCOMLOG.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:48 4.2.769.1 54,560 ISM.DLL
02-Apr-2001 16:55 4.0.1381.7086 375,056 KERNEL32.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:49 4.2.769.1 9,680 SCHMUPD.EXE
10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 38,256 SSINC.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 25,360 SSPIFILT.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:46 4.2.769.1 229,536 W3SVC.DLL
10-Aug-2001 12:45 4.2.769.1 88,032 WAM.DLL
If you apply this security patch to a server that is running Exchange 5.5 with
Outlook Web Access (OWA), all OWA clients receive a message that states that the
client password will expire in 0 days.
To resolve this, follow these steps after you apply the patch:
1. Locate C:\Exchsrvr\Webdata\USA.
2. Create a copy of the Root.asp file (for backup purposes only).
3. Edit Root.asp.
4. Locate the following line:
if cint(days) < 0 then days = 10000
5. Change the line to the following:
if cint(days) < 1 then days = 10000
6. Save the file.
7. Stop the browser (that is, the OWA client).
8. Log on to OWA again.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this problem may cause a degree of security
vulnerability in Internet Information Services 5.0 and Internet Information
Server 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
MORE INFORMATION
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This patch also contains fixes for the problems described in the following
Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
Q297860 IIS 5.0 Security and Post-Windows NT 4.0 SP5 IIS 4.0 Patch Rollup
For more information on this vulnerability, see the following Microsoft Web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-044.asp
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000
Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one
reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot
Additional query words: kbIISCom security_patch kbWin2000srp1 nimda "code red"
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Keywords : kbSecurity kbCOMIS kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix KbSECVulnerability KbSECBulletin KbSECHack kbWin2000sp3fix
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version : :4.0,5.0
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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