Microsoft KB Archive/244645

= User May get Denied Access when Executing the GET from the FTP Prompt =

Article ID: 244645

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q244645



SYMPTOMS
When configuring the Microsoft FTP Server, an FTP administrator has the option to create a FTP Directory using a network share name or UNC name. This allows the FTP Site to maintain FTP content on a remote system and doing so makes the actual physical location transparent to the end FTP User.

When setting up the FTP Virtual Directory to use UNC names, the FTP administrator must specify a User Name and Password that is valid on the network and on the remote host. The FTP administrator will then setup the appropriate permissions on the remote host for this Virtual FTP User. This means that any FTP User that connects to the FTP Server wants to access content on the remote FTP Virtual directory will only be able to exercise the permissions set up for the Virtual FTP User.

When the Microsoft FTP Server is configured this way there is a possibility that when the FTP User is using the FTP command prompt to connect to a Microsoft FTP Server, and the FTP User uses the GET command as the initial command that the logged in Users credentials will be passed to the remote system not those specified when the FTP Virtual Directory was initially configured.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Product Name service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform - 10-26-99 2:08PM  4.2.728.1   81,888   ftpsvc2.dll   x86 10-26-99 2:08PM  4.2.728.1   126,736  ftpsvc2.dll   alpha



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Server.

Additional query words: IIS hotfix hot fix qfe quick engineering patch

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB244645

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