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CVE-2008-4250

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2008-10-23 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers an overflow during path canonicalization.

Added to KEV: 2026-05-20
Remediation due: 2026-06-03
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4250

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2008-10-23
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-119, CWE-94

Description

The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, and 7 Pre-Beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers the overflow during path canonicalization, as exploited in the wild by Gimmiv.A in October 2008, aka "Server Service Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows server 2003 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows vista • microsoft windows xp

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References

http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 Permissions Required
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 Permissions Required
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 US Government Resource