DOCUMENT:Q252463 13-MAY-2002 [iis] TITLE :Index Server Error Message Reveals Location of Web Folders PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbSecurity kbWin2000PreSP1Fix kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix kbWin2000sp1Fix kbgraphxlinkcritical ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Index Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you request a nonexistent Internet Data Query file (a file with an .idq or .ida extension), you may receive an error message that provides the physical path to the Web folder that was contained in the request. Although this vulnerability does not allow a malicious user to alter any data, it could be used to map the file structure of a Web server. RESOLUTION ========== Windows 2000 ------------ To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: x86: DownloadDownload Q251170_w2k_sp1_x86_en.exe now (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=17726) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. After it is posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Windows NT 4.0 -------------- To resolve this problem, obtain the individual package referenced below or obtain the Windows NT 4.0 Security Rollup Package. For additional information on the SRP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q299444 Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP) The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: x86: DownloadDownload Q252463i.exe now (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=17727) Alpha: DownloadDownload Q252463a.exe now (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=17728) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. After it is posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name Platform --------------------------------------------------------------- 01/25/2000 10:07p 5.0.1781.3 193,296 Idq.dll x86 01/25/2000 10:05p 5.0.1781.3 863,504 Query.dll x86 03/27/2000 11:17a 5.0.1781.3 42,256 Webhits.dll x86 01/25/2000 10:12p 5.0.1781.3 300,304 Idq.dll Alpha 01/25/2000 10:11p 5.0.1781.3 1,952,528 Query.dll Alpha 03/27/2000 11:15a 5.0.1781.3 79,120 Webhits.dll Alpha Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------- Index Server 2.0 is part of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack which is not supported on Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. Patches for Index Server 2.0 have been provided as part of the Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package (SRP) only for customers who have installed the Option Pack to protect their computers during the migration to a supported operating system. For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q317636 Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package STATUS ====== Windows 2000 ------------ Microsoft has confirmed that this problem could result in some degree of security vulnerability in Indexing Service in Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1. Windows NT 4.0 -------------- Microsoft has confirmed that this problem could result in some degree of security vulnerability in Index Server 2.0. MORE INFORMATION ================ For more information, refer to the security bulletin information at the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Security/Bulletin/ms00-006.asp For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q251170 Malformed Argument in Hit-Highlighting Request Allows Access to Web Server Files Additional query words: security_patch kbtsesrp ====================================================================== Keywords : kbSecurity kbWin2000PreSP1Fix kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix kbWin2000sp1Fix kbgraphxlinkcritical KbSECBulletin Technology : kbIdxServSearch kbAudDeveloper kbIdxServ200 Version : :2.0 Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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