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Current Description
A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous
** DISPUTED ** A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous.
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** DISPUTED ** A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous.
A certain ActiveX control in iisext.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) allows remote attackers to set a password via a string argument to the SetPassword method. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a reliable third party. In addition, the original researcher is unreliable. Therefore the original disclosure is probably erroneous
Modified Analysis by NIST11/23/2020 3:00:11 PM
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CWE
NIST CWE-255
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:iis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html No Types Assigned
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002081.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496694/100/0/threaded Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587 No Types Assigned
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45587 Broken Link
** DISPUTADA ** Cierto control ActiveX en iisext.dll en Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) permite a atacantes remotos establecer una contraseña a través de un argumento de tipo cadena en el método SetPassword. NOTA: un tercero de confianza no pudo reproducir este problema. En adición, el investigador original no es de confianza. Por lo tanto la divulgación original es probablemente errónea.
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Translation
Cierto control ActiveX en iisext.dll de Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) permite a atacantes remotos establecer una contraseña mediante un argumento de tipo cadena en el método SetPassword.
Initial CVE Analysis9/30/2008 9:58:00 AM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2008-4301 NVD
Published Date: 09/29/2008 NVD
Last Modified: 11/20/2024
Source: MITRE