CVE-2009-4445

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

29/12/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical