Microsoft Content Management Server fails to properly process crafted HTTP requests

Overview

A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Content Managment Server handles HTTP requests may lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Description

Microsoft Content Managment Server (CMS) contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when it attempts to process specially crafted HTTP requests. According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-018:

A remote code execution vulnerability results from the way that the Microsoft Content Management Server handles unexpected characters in an HTTP request.

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Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

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Solution

Update

Microsoft has released an update to address this issue. See Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-018 for more details.

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Vendor Information

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Updated: April 17, 2007

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-018.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23434137 Feedback>).

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References

• <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-018.mspx&gt;
• <http://secunia.com/advisories/24819/&gt;

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-018.

This document was written by Chris Taschner.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2007-0938
Severity Metric:	42.53 Date Public: