CVE-2008-1446: microsoft internet_information_services Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1446 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in microsoft internet_information_services. EPSS estimates a 46.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-10-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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."

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.