CVE-2012-2531 (GCVE-0-2012-2531)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-14 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:34
VLAI
Summary
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5 uses weak permissions for the Operational log, which allows local users to discover credentials by reading this file, aka "Password Disclosure Vulnerability."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56439 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
Date Public
2012-11-13 00:00
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