J-Security Center

Title: Microsoft IIS 4.0 Pickup Directory DoS Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

An email with a filename consisting of over 86 characters and an extension of .txt.eml will cause Microsoft IIS to crash if placed in the \mailroot\pickup directory. The process inetinfo.exe will crash, resulting in a Dr. Watson access violation error. Restarting IIS is required in order to regain normal functionality.

Affected Products:

  • Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.0.0
  • Cisco Call Manager 1.0.0
  • Cisco Call Manager 2.0.0
  • Cisco Call Manager 3.0.0
  • Cisco ICS 7750
  • Cisco IP/VC 3540 Video Rate Matching Module
  • Cisco Unity Server 2.0.0
  • Cisco Unity Server 2.2.0
  • Cisco Unity Server 2.3.0
  • Cisco Unity Server 2.4.0
  • Cisco uOne 1.0.0
  • Cisco uOne 2.0.0
  • Cisco uOne 3.0.0
  • Cisco uOne 4.0.0
  • Microsoft BackOffice 4.0
  • Microsoft BackOffice 4.5
  • Microsoft IIS 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack

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