Title: NT IIS MDAC RDS Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components) is a package used to integrate web and database services. It includes a component named RDS (Remote Data Services). RDS allows remote access via the internet to database objects through IIS. Both are included in a default installation of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, but can be excluded via a custom installation.
RDS includes a component called the DataFactory object, which has a vulnerability that could allow any web user to:
--Obtain unauthorized access to unpublished files on the IIS server
--Use MDAC to tunnel ODBC requests through to a remote internal or external location, thereby obtaining access to non-public servers or effectively masking the source of an attack on another network.
The main risk in this vulnerability is the following:
--If the Microsoft JET OLE DB Provider or Microsoft DataShape Provider are installed, a user could use the shell() VBA command on the server with System privileges. (See the Microsoft JET Database Engine VBA Vulnerability for more information). These two vulnerabilities combined can allow an attacker on the Internet to run arbitrary commands with System level privileges on the target host.
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 0.0.0
- Cisco IP/VC 3540 Video Rate Matching Module 0.0.0
- 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 4.0.0
- Microsoft BackOffice 4.5.0
- Microsoft IIS 3.0.0
- Microsoft IIS 4.0.0
- Microsoft Index Server 2.0.0
- Microsoft MDAC 1.5.0
- Microsoft MDAC 2.0.0
- Microsoft MDAC 2.1.0CLEAN
- Microsoft MDAC 2.1.0UPGRADE
- Microsoft Site Server Commerce Edition 3.0.0 i386
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack
References:
- Microsoft: Microsoft Security Bulletin: (MS99-025): Frequently Asked Questions
- Microsoft: Q184375 - Security Implications of RDS 1.5, IIS 3.0 or 4.0, and ODBC
- SecurityFocus: Microsoft JET Database Engine VBA Vulnerability
Juniper Networks provides this content via a wide variety of sources and production methods. If notified of errors or omissions in the content of this page, Juniper Networks, at its discretion, will modify or remove the page or leave the content as is, depending on various factors including but not limited to the reputation and authority of the party providing the notification. Please use the contact information displayed elsewhere on this page to report any errors or omissions regarding the content on this page.
