CVE-2017-8461

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 20.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has Routing and Remote Access enabled via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003

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