MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 34476

This page contains detailed information about the MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 34476
Name: MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING)
Filename: smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2008-10-23
This Plugin Published: 2008-10-23
Last Modification Time: 2020-08-05
Plugin Version: 1.38
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Dependencies: ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl, smb_hotfixes.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2008-10-23
Patch Published: 2008-10-23
CVE [?]: CVE-2008-4250
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Exploited by Malware: True
In the News: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the 'Server' service due to improper handling of RPC requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted RPC request, to execute arbitrary code with 'System' privileges.

ECLIPSEDWING is one of multiple Equation Group vulnerabilities and exploits disclosed on 2017/04/14 by a group known as the Shadow Brokers.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): Host/patch_management_checks
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/smb/ms08_067_netapi
[MS08-067 Microsoft Server Service Relative Path Stack Corruption]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/dos/6824.txt
[EDB-6824: Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (PoC) (MS08-067)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/7104.c
[EDB-7104: Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (MS08-067)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/7132.py
[EDB-7132: Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 - Code Execution (MS08-067)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16362.rb
[EDB-16362: Microsoft Windows Server - Service Relative Path Stack Corruption (MS08-067) (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/3hydraking/MS08_067_CVE-2008-4250
[CVE-2008-4250: ms08_067 ( Python3 Script)]
GitHub: https://github.com/4070E034/gank
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/4070E071/nmap
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/Al1ex/WindowsElevation
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/ArcadeHustle/X3_USB_softmod
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/Ascotbe/Kernelhub
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/Jean-Francois-C/Boot2root-CTFs-Writeups
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/RodrigoVarasLopez/Download-Scanners-from-Nessus-8.7-using-the-API
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/SexyBeast233/SecBooks
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/gwyomarch/Legacy-HTB-Writeup-FR
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/k4u5h41/MS08_067_CVE-2008-4250
[CVE-2008-4250: Ms08_067 ( Python3 Script)]
GitHub: https://github.com/miguelvelazco/coffee-saver
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/morkin1792/security-tests
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanotechz9l/cvesearch
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/notsag-dev/htb-legacy
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/shashihacks/OSCP
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/uroboros-security/SMB-CVE
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation
[CVE-2008-4250]
GitHub: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb-bin-sploits/blob/master/bin-sploits/6824.zip
[EDB-6824]
GitHub: https://github.com/4n0nym0u5dk/MS08_067_CVE-2008-4250
[CVE-2008-4250: Ms08_067 ( Python3 Script)]
GitHub: https://github.com/thunderstrike9090/Conflicker_analysis_scripts
[CVE-2008-4250: Scripts to analyze conflicker worm which exploits famous netapi vulnerability ...]
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2008-4250
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.7 (High)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.8 (Critical)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	3.9
CVSS Temporal Score:	9.4 (Critical)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	9.4 (Critical)

STIG Severity [?]: I
STIG Risk Rating: High

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(34476);
 script_version("1.38");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/08/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4250");
 script_bugtraq_id(31874);
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"827267");
 script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"6824");
 script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"7104");
 script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"7132");
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-067");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958644");
 script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2008-A-0081-S");

 script_name(english:"MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING)");
 script_summary(english:"Determines the presence of update 958644.");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution
vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution
vulnerability in the 'Server' service due to improper handling of RPC
requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a
specially crafted RPC request, to execute arbitrary code with 'System'
privileges.

ECLIPSEDWING is one of multiple Equation Group vulnerabilities and
exploits disclosed on 2017/04/14 by a group known as the Shadow
Brokers.");
  # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-067
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.nessus.org/u?adf86aac");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003,
Vista and 2008.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
 script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2008-4250");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'MS08-067 Microsoft Server Service Relative Path Stack Corruption');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
 script_cwe_id(94);

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/23");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/10/23");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/10/23");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
 script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

 script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
 script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');
 exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS08-067';
kb = '958644';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2k:'4,5', xp:'2,3', win2003:'1,2', vista:'0,1') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

rootfile = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!rootfile) exit(1, "Failed to get the system root.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:rootfile);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if (
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"6.0.6001.22288", min_version:"6.0.6001.20000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"6.0.6001.18157", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"6.0.6000.20937", min_version:"6.0.6000.20000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:0, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"6.0.6000.16764", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:2, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"5.2.3790.4392", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:1, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"5.2.3790.3229", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"5.1.2600.5694", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"5.1.2600.3462", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"Netapi32.dll", version:"5.0.2195.7203", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb)
)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows : Microsoft Bulletins plugin family.
On the right side table select MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) plugin ID 34476.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

31874

MSKB | Microsoft Knowledge Base:

958644

MSFT | Microsoft Security Bulletin:

MS08-067

IAVA | Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert:

2008-A-0081-S

CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team:

827267

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-94 (Weakness) Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

34821 - MS08-067: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) (uncredentialed check / IPS)
34477 - MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) (uncredentialed check)
108811 - Windows Server 2008 Critical RCE Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed) (PCI/DSS)
29893 - MS08-001: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941644)
31413 - MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029)
31416 - MS08-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (933103)
31798 - MS08-025: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (941693)
33136 - MS08-034: Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (948745)
33441 - MS08-037: Vulnerabilities in DNS Could Allow Spoofing (953230)
33870 - MS08-041: Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955617)
33878 - MS08-049: Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974)
34121 - MS08-053: Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954156)
34404 - MS08-059: Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) SNA RPC Request Remote Overflow (956695)
34407 - MS08-062: Microsoft IIS IPP Service Unspecified Remote Overflow (953155)
34408 - MS08-063: Microsoft Windows SMB File Name Handling Remote Underflow (957095)
34411 - MS08-066: Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) Local Privilege Escalation (956803)
34743 - MS08-068: Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957097)
34744 - MS08-069: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218)
35069 - MS08-070: Vulnerabilities in Visual Basic 6.0 ActiveX Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932349)
35221 - MS08-078: Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Update (960714)
50056 - MS08-014 / MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029 / 949030) (Mac OS X)
72834 - MS08-037: Vulnerabilities in DNS Could Allow Spoofing (951746) (uncredentialed check)
34412 - MS08-059: Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) SNA RPC Request Remote Overflow (956695) (uncredentialed check)
108808 - Microsoft IIS 7.0 Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed) (PCI/DSS)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file smb_nt_ms08-067.nasl version 1.38. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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MS08-067: Microsoft Windows Server Service Crafted RPC Request Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (958644) (ECLIPSEDWING) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

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