RULE(RULE ID:309708)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2013-06-27
Rule Name: Microsoft IIS 5.1 Frontpage Extensions Path Disclosure Information Vulnerability -1 (CVE-2002-1717)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) version 5.1 can reveal file contents. If a remote attacker sends a specially-crafted GET request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to the server for one of the .cnf files in the /_vti_pvt/ directory, the attacker can cause the server to return the contents of the requested file.
Impact: This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /_vti_pvt/access.cnf of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path).
Affected OS: Windows
Reference: CVE-2002-1717
SecurityFocusBID:4078
Solutions
Please contact the software vendor to update the software patch.