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CVE-2017-8461
published 2017-06-15

CVE-2017-8461: Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has…

PriorityP261high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
21.11%
97.3th percentile
Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has Routing and Remote Access enabled via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected

1 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoft_corporationmicrosoft_windows

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

port445/tcp (SMBv1 named pipe)
  • Monitor for unauthenticated DCERPC calls over SMBv1 named pipes targeting the RRAS service (MIBEntryGet operation) on Windows Server 2003 / Windows XP hosts with Routing and Remote Access enabled.
  • Alert on unexpected crashes or restarts of svchost.exe on systems with RRAS enabled, as a failed exploit attempt against this vulnerability can cause other system services hosted in svchost.exe to fail.
  • Detect exploitation attempts targeting the MIBEntryGet overflow in the Windows RRAS service; the Metasploit module is named 'smb_rras_erraticgopher', which may appear in attacker tooling or logs.
  • ·The exploit is only viable when the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) is enabled on the target. Disabling RRAS eliminates the attack surface.
  • ·The Metasploit module targets Windows Server 2003 only (SP0, SP1, SP2, R2 SP2 x86), even though Windows XP is also listed as vulnerable in the CVE description.
  • ·Exploitation requires SMBv1 to be accessible; blocking or disabling SMBv1 prevents unauthenticated access to the RRAS DCERPC endpoint via the browser named pipe.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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