HIGH
Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000, 2004, and 2006 does not limit RPC access to administrative functions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs via a crafted SNA RPC message using opcode 1 or 6 to call the CreateProcess function, aka "HIS Command Execution Vulnerability."
Published Oct 15, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 77.74%
Description
Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000, 2004, and 2006 does not limit RPC access to administrative functions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs via a crafted SNA RPC message using opcode 1 or 6 to call the CreateProcess function, aka "HIS Command Execution Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
77.74% 0.77741
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.77741
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 77.74% (0.77741) | 99.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 77.74% (0.77741) | 99.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 84.72% (0.84720) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 87.55% (0.87546) | 99.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.83% (0.96828) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 96.99% (0.96993) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 96.94% (0.96939) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 97.03% (0.97032) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 97.14% (0.97137) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 97.10% (0.97104) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 97.15% (0.97153) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 97.13% (0.97127) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 97.11% (0.97106) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 96.93% (0.96926) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 97.27% (0.97266) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.38% (0.97380) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 85.45% (0.85453) | 99.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 85.45% (0.85453) | 99.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 86.90% (0.86901) | 99.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32233 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31620 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021043 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2810 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-059 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6075 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=745 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32233 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31620 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021043 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2810 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-059 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6075 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3466
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a