The following is a Security Bulletin from the Microsoft Product Security Notification Service. Please do not reply to this message, as it was sent from an unattended mailbox. ******************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: WebDAV Service Provider Can Allow Scripts to Levy Requests as User Date: 18 April 2001 Software: Microsoft Data Access Component Internet Publishing Provider Impact: Web-based script could levy WebDAV requests on the user's behalf. Bulletin: MS01-022 Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletin at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-022.asp. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Issue: ====== The Microsoft Data Access Component Internet Publishing Provider provides access to WebDAV resources over the Internet. By design, it should differentiate between requests made by a user and those made by a script running in the user's browser. However, because of an implementation flaw, it handles all requests in the security context of the user. As a result, if a user browsed to a web page or opened an HTML e-mail that contained script, that script could access web-based resources as the user. The specific actions an attacker could take via this vulnerability would depend on the Web-based resources available to the user, and the user's privileges on them. However, it is likely that at a minimum, the attacker could browse the user's intranet, and potentially access web-based e-mail as well. Mitigating Factors: ==================== - The attacker would need to possess significant inside information in order to carry out a successful attack, such as server names, folder structures, and other user- and network-specific information. This vulnerability would therefore be most likely used as part of an insider attack. - The vulnerability could not be exploited against stand-alone machines. - The vulnerability could not be exploited if Active Scripting was disabled in the Security Zone the script opened in. Patch Availability: =================== - A patch is available to fix this vulnerability. Please read the Security Bulletin http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-022.asp for information on obtaining this patch. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.5.3 iQEVAwUBOt5M+Y0ZSRQxA/UrAQHf8gf/cAPS3JZrCMF5ukQjd/S3wXs1obvgZhhj Ve1aPjx7cNBEzOzIo9bWcRig1GQ2XBlntbgyzgV/f53ZcsvhKjiuUubNES0fQ6NX 7JWwoTd+cY8pgazSp84GAmbRNtJQowa7Klpn93Mq7J3K3l3qn/DThMuuWMMDxOWH lcTvnptyfL1HLI/q+8DaLjiSLaqA1folR9DPZ7s/w3BbYZcNc68MCrFRwdWk775p fnHXjmpLWv1eiSiUdOS43g0pE9MydJ9kpz+D5e/GrWIJK1lKJm0G8jzNtIeFTNWT IV5AlNDbmIT8M8R9r3643EymdgcrdJUoqpPN+5I+HLRusccrCyXpCw== =NrUA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************************************************* You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your registration to the Microsoft Product Security Notification Service. You may unsubscribe from this e-mail notification service at any time by sending an e-mail to MICROSOFT_SECURITY-SIGNOFF-REQUESTat_private The subject line and message body are not used in processing the request, and can be anything you like. To verify the digital signature on this bulletin, please download our PGP key at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. For more information on the Microsoft Security Notification Service please visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/notify.asp. For security-related information about Microsoft products, please visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site at http://www.microsoft.com/security.
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