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Microsoft Internet Information Services Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (942831)

🗓️ 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Internet Information Services Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (942831) is a critical security issue affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows and Internet Information Services. The vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges due to an error in file change notifications handling

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801704");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-01-13 17:08:42 +0100 (Thu, 13 Jan 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0074");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Microsoft Internet Information Services Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (942831)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Feb/1019384.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27101");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-005");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl", "gb_ms_iis_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/IIS/Ver", "SMB/registry_enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
  code with SYSTEM-level privileges.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Vista

  - Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0

  - Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.1

  - Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0

  - Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error within the handling of file change
  notifications in the 'FTPRoot', 'NNTPFile\Root', and 'WWWRoot' folders.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS08-005.");
  exit(0);
}


include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, win2003:3, winVista:3, win2k:5) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

iisVer = get_kb_item("MS/IIS/Ver");
if(!iisVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_missing(name:"942831") == 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\COM3\Setup",
                          item:"Install Path");
if(sysPath)
{
  sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"inetsrv\infocomm.dll");
  if(sysVer)
  {
    if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5) > 0)
    {
      if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.0.2195.7147")){
        report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.0.2195.7147");
        security_message(port: 0, data: report);
      }
      exit(0);
    }

    if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
    {
      SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
      if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
      {
         if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.2600.3290")){
           report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"6.0.2600.3290");
           security_message(port: 0, data: report);
        }
        exit(0);
      }
      security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }

    if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
    {
      SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
      if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
      {
        if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.3790.4215")){
          report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"6.0.3790.4215");
          security_message(port: 0, data: report);
        }
        exit(0);
      }

      if ("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
      {
        if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.3790.3068")){
          report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"6.0.3790.3068");
          security_message(port: 0, data: report);
        }
        exit(0);
      }
      security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }
  }
}

sysPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion",
                      item:"PathName");
if(!sysPath){
  exit(0);
}

sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\inetsrv\infocomm.dll");
if(!sysVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3) > 0)
{
    if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"7.0.6000.16576")){
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"7.0.6000.16576");
      security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    }
    exit(0);
}

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