CVE-2008-0074 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges in Microsoft IIS via file change notification flaws in specific root folders.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0074?
CVE-2008-0074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 12 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to file change notifications in the TPRoot, NNTPFile\Root, or WWWRoot folders.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0074?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Internet Information Services.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-0074 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0074 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
- CVE-2008-0075 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-1999-1376 Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- CVE-1999-0407 By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or
- CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-245j-mh2w-xmfx.