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."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Microsoft Host Integration Server 2006 Command Execution Vulnerability
auxiliary/admin/ms/ms08_059_his2006
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2008-2810 vdb-entry
- 20081014 Microsoft Host Integration Server 2006 Command Execution Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 31620 vdb-entry
- SSRT080143 vendor-advisory
- 32233 third-party-advisory
- MS08-059 vendor-advisory
- TA08-288A third-party-advisory
- 1021043 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6075 vdb-entry signature