Summary
IIS 4.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions.
An attacker may use this flaw to gain more information about the remote host, and hence make more focused attacks.
Solution
Select 'Preferences ->Home directory ->Application', and check the checkbox 'Check if file exists' for the ISAPI mappings of your server.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2000-0071 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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