# CVE-2008-1446: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on IIS servers via an integer overflow in the IPP ISAPI extension.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9v9-w8qx-wg82

## What is CVE-2008-1446?

CVE-2008-1446 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 15 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Integer overflow in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) ISAPI extension in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 7.0 on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request that triggers an outbound IPP connection from a web server to a machine operated by the attacker, aka "Integer Overflow in IPP Service Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1446?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Information Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Services

- [CVE-2017-7269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7269/): Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3972/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4301/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2815/): The "hit-highlighting" functionality in webhits.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server 5.0 only uses Windows NT ACL (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0224/): Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a web pa (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1446 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 15 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Information Services. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1446

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