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MS08-049: Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974)
high Nessus Plugin ID 33878
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the Microsoft Event System.Description
The remote version of Windows contains a vulnerability in the Event System that might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker with valid login credentials would need to send a malformed subscription request to the remote Event System.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-049
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33878
File Name: smb_nt_ms08-049.nasl
Version: 1.31
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/13/2008
Updated: 1/26/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1456, CVE-2008-1457