Published:
25 July 1999
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-1999.099 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-025) Re-Release: Unauthorized Access to IIS Servers through ODBC Data Access with RDS (revised) 26 July 1999 =========================================================================== Microsoft Corporation has released the following revised security bulletin concerning a vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) that may allow unauthorised Internet clients to gain privileged access to systems running Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). The bulletin was revised to address the need to remove sample files for the Remote Data Service (RDS) component of MDAC and to clarify that MDAC 2.0 is affected even if deployed as a clean installation: http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/MS99-025.asp =========================================================================== This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document referenced above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to use any or all of this information is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Microsoft Corporation directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams). Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for emergencies. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv Comment: ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/AUSCERT_PGP.key iQCVAwUBN8Qthyh9+71yA2DNAQE4NwP/a6vWIJEip4UazHl7ovtwO4sr1Wbfe7bJ HsxUi0/QptbfT6M76FXTk/hJg3h8AIEnhzkXx4GQ4fGd6Xz/te91zV17M2mXliOw EXXHVdQhdw++5XUG6tyMEH3T4j7WG8xBadG8Y8EvN2eIpxpWsn7LEEs+XpoDG0eE im4aj/G9ecg= =6NB6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----