Rule:

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Sid:
963

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known 
vulnerability in a web server running Microsoft FrontPage
Server Extensions.

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Impact:
Information gathering and system integrity compromise. Possible unauthorized
administrative access to the server or application. Possible execution
of arbitrary code of the attackers choosing in some cases. Denial of
Service is possible.

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Detailed Information:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to compromise a host
running Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions. Many known
vulnerabilities exist for this platform and the attack scenarios are
legion.

This event indicates that an attempt has been made to access the file
svcacl.cnf which may contain sensitive information about the host and
applications using the FrontPage extensions.

Svcacl.cnf contains data about permissions and IP address restrictions
on all of the sub-webs.  This information would be very valuable to a
hacker and could be used to plan future attacks.

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Affected Systems:
	Systems using Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 98

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Attack Scenarios:
Many attack vectors are possible from simple directory traversal to
exploitation of buffer overflow conditions.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Many exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Ensure the system is using an up to date version of the software and has
had all vendor supplied patches applied.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>
Ricky McAtee <rmcatee@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q188/2/57.ASP&NoWebContent=1&NoWebContent=1

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