Check Point Advisories

Microsoft RPC Services Path Canonicalization Remote Code Execution (CVE-2008-4250)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-2471
Date Published: 21 Jul 2013
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 07 January, 2025
Source: CVE-2008-4250
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R70

  • R71
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows 2000
    Microsoft Windows XP
    Microsoft Windows Vista
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    Microsoft Windows Server 2008
    Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in applications based on the SMB protocol.
    Vulnerability DetailsA remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Create AndX request to an affected server. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected service.

    Protection Overview

    This protection will detect and block malformed SMB requests.

    In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft RPC Services Path Canonicalization Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
    Attack Name: Windows SMB Protection Violation
    Attack Information: Microsoft RPC Services Path Canonicalization Remote Code Execution

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