Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 953155 update is not installed

win-ms08kb953155-update (45548) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 953155 is not installed on the system, which could allow a remote attacker to exploit the following vulnerability:

Microsoft Windows servers, when running IIS, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP POST request to a vulnerable Web server that causes the Web server to connect to a malicious server impersonating an IPP printer, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.


Consequences:

Informational

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-062. See References.

References:

  • IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database: Microsoft Windows Internet Printing Protocol code execution.
  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-062: Vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (953155).
  • CVE-2008-1446: 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64
  • Microsoft Windows Vista x64
  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x64
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2 x64
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP3
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP2 x64 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP x64
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP2

Reported:

Not available

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