Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000/2004/2006 CreateProcess improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000/2004/2006. It has been rated as critical. Affected is the function CreateProcess. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-3466. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000/2004/2006 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CreateProcess. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000, 2004, and 2006 does not limit RPC access to administrative functions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs via a crafted SNA RPC message using opcode 1 or 6 to call the CreateProcess function, aka "HIS Command Execution Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2008 by Stephen Fewer with Harmony Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3466 since 08/04/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34404 (MS08-059: Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) SNA RPC Request Remote Overflow (956695)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90457 (Microsoft Host Integration Server RPC Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-059)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6381.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44705), Tenable (34404), SecurityFocus (BID 31620†), Secunia (SA32233†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021043†). The entries VDB-44534, VDB-44533, VDB-44532 and VDB-44531 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 34404
Nessus Name: MS08-059: Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) SNA RPC Request Remote Overflow (956695)
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OpenVAS ID: 900049
OpenVAS Name: Host Integration Server RPC Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (956695)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_his_snarpc_auth_bypass
Saint Name: Microsoft Host Integration Server SNA RPC authentication bypass

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MetaSploit ID: ms08_059_his2006.rb
MetaSploit Name: Microsoft Host Integration Server 2006 Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Stephen Fewer
Organization: Harmony Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44527

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X-Force: 44705
SecurityFocus: 31620 - Microsoft Host Integration Server RPC Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 32233 - Microsoft Host Integration Server SNA RPC Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021043 - Microsoft Host Integration Server RPC Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 19722 - [MS08-059] Microsoft HIS Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted SNA RPC Message, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2810

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 07:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 05/03/2019 07:02 (15), 09/21/2020 12:43 (1), 08/02/2021 12:51 (6), 05/26/2025 07:43 (16)
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Committer: ebj27237
Cache ID: 216::103

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