CVE-2009-4445 (GCVE-0-2009-4445)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-12-29 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:01
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Summary
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), when used in conjunction with unspecified third-party upload applications, allows remote attackers to create empty files with arbitrary extensions via a filename containing an initial extension followed by a : (colon) and a safe extension, as demonstrated by an upload of a .asp:.jpg file that results in creation of an empty .asp file, related to support for the NTFS Alternate Data Streams (ADS) filename syntax. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the third-party product, not IIS, because the third-party product should be applying its extension restrictions to the portion of the filename before the colon.
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CWE
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2009-12-24 00:00
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