Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-6578 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 permits the IUSR_Machine account to execute non-EXE files such as .COM files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via arguments to any .COM file that executes those arguments, as demonstrated using win.com when it is in a web directory with certain permissions.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |