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GEN:SID | 1:1022 |
Message | WEB-IIS jet vba access |
Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to execute a shell command possibly associated with an exploit with the Microsoft Jet database engine. |
Impact | Remote access. This attack may permit the execution of arbitrary commands on the vulnerable server. |
Detailed Information | Microsoft Jet database engine facilitates the addition, modification, deletion, and search of database data. Jet may be used as a backend for web applications. It allows the use of embedded Visual Basic for Application expressions in SQL strings. A vulnerability associated with inadequate filtering of user input allows an attacker to execute code on the vulnerable server by supplying a command delimited by "|" characters. |
Affected Systems | Jet 3.5, 3.51 |
Attack Scenarios | An attacker can craft a special URL to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable server. |
Ease of Attack | Simple. Exploit code is freely available. |
Corrective Action | Disable Jet ODBC drivers if they are not required. Upgrade to Jet 4.0. |
Additional References | Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-030.asp Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/286 |
Rule References | bugtraq: 286 cve: 1999-0874 |
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DID:486620
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