CVE-2007-0042 Information

Description

Interpretation conflict in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 1.1 and 2.0 for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 and Vista allows remote attackers to access configuration files and obtain sensitive information and possibly bypass security mechanisms that try to constrain the final substring of a string via 00 characters related to use of 00 as a string terminator within POSIX functions but a data character within .NET strings aka \Null Byte Termination Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2007/07/msg00254.html http://secunia.com/advisories/26003 http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-07-11_Multiple_.NET_Null_Byte_Injection_Vulnerabilities.pdf http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018356 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-191A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2482 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-040 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A2070