Vulnerability CVE-2008-1456 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-1456 (CCN-44078)

Assigned:

2008-08-12

Published:

2008-08-12

Updated:

2018-10-30

Summary:

Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

9.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-1456

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
HPSBST02360

Source: CCN
Type: SA31417
Microsoft Windows Event System Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
31417

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020677
Microsoft Windows Event System Bugs Let Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-049
Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974)

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
30586

Source: CCN
Type: BID-30586
Microsoft Windows Event System Array Index Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1020677

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA08-225A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-2353

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS08-049

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
event-system-index-code-execution(44078)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5630

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server::x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:sp1_itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:x64:*:professional:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5630	V	Event System Vulnerability	2011-11-14