MS.IIS.MDAC.RDS.Vuln
Description
This indicates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Remote Data Services (RDS) component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
MDAC is a collection of components that facilitates data access on Windows platforms. The RDS component provides remote access to a database through Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). There exists a vulnerability in string handling with the RDS interface. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on a target system by passing it a malformed HTTP request.
Affected Products
Any Windows system running MDAC 2.1, 2.5 or 2.6 (including Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0) is vulnerable to the attack.
Impact
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on the victim system.
Recommended Actions
Apply appropriate patches or upgrade the system to the latest non-vulnerable version.
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |