CVE-2009-4445
Internet Information Services < 6.0 - Arbitrary File Creation via NTFS Alternate Data Stream Filename Syntax
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023387
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://soroush.secproject.com/downloadable/iis-semicolon-report.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55308
Scores
EPSS
0.1276
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_information_services
< 6.0
Published
Dec 29, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026