WEB_FRONTPAGE dvwssr.dll access

 

Code: p1098

Severity: Warning

 

Description: dvwssr.dll is a component installed with Windows NT Option Pack 4.0, Personal Web Server for Windows 95 and 98 and Front Page 98 Server Extensions. This component is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which may allow for the execution of arbitrary code that would run in the context of the system account.

Impact: Serious. Execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service (DoS).

Corrective: Remove dvwssr.dll from the web server and test all necessary functionality. See additional references for more information.