# CVE-2017-8461: Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2017-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows: version range not reported

## 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."

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/smb/smb_rras_erraticgopher.rb

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