Microsoft Windows IIS IPP Service numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IIS IPP Service. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1446. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IIS IPP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) ISAPI extension in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 7.0 on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request that triggers an outbound IPP connection from a web server to a machine operated by the attacker, aka "Integer Overflow in IPP Service Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 10/14/2008. The weakness was released 10/14/2008 by Will Dormann with Microsoft as MS08-062 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1446 since 03/21/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34407 (MS08-062: Microsoft IIS IPP Service Unspecified Remote Overflow (953155)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90460 (Windows Internet Printing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-062)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-062 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6482.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45548), Zero-Day.cz (153), Tenable (34407), SecurityFocus (BID 31682†) and OSVDB (49059†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3853, VDB-3852, VDB-3849 and VDB-3850. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 34407
Nessus Name: MS08-062: Microsoft IIS IPP Service Unspecified Remote Overflow (953155)
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OpenVAS ID: 900052
OpenVAS Name: Windows Internet Printing Service Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (953155)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS08-062
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-062
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3851

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X-Force: 45548 - Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 953155 update is not installed, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 31682 - Microsoft Windows Internet Printing Service Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32248
OSVDB: 49059 - Microsoft IIS IPP Service Unspecified Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021048
Vulnerability Center: 19723 - [MS08-062] Microsoft IIS 5-7 Integer Overflow in Internet Printing Protocol Service Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2813

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2008 16:51
Updated: 06/01/2025 04:17
Changes: 10/17/2008 16:51 (107), 08/18/2019 17:30 (1), 07/20/2024 19:52 (24), 01/25/2025 18:45 (1), 06/01/2025 04:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:FE6:103

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