THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-1446
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1446

Internet Information Services vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
46.3%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Information Services
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2008-10-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 46.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1446

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Internet Information Services is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1446.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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