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CVE-2009-4445

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 12.76%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-12-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-4445
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6
EPSS
12.76%
Microsoft

Original NVD Description

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), when used in conjunction with unspecified third-party upload applications, allows remote attackers to create empty files with arbitrary extensions via a filename containing an initial extension followed by a : (colon) and a safe extension, as demonstrated by an upload of a .asp:.jpg file that results in creation of an empty .asp file, related to support for the NTFS Alternate Data Streams (ADS) filename syntax. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the third-party product, not IIS, because the third-party product should be applying its extension restrictions to the portion of the filename before the colon.