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CVE-2006-6578 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft internet information services
5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6578
NVD Published Date:
Dec 15, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]