CVE-2008-4037

N/A Unknown
Published: November 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary code on a client machine by replaying the NTLM credentials of a client user, as demonstrated by backrush, aka "SMB Credential Reflection Vulnerability." NOTE: some reliable sources report that this vulnerability exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2000-0834.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://osvdb.org/49736
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32633
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.veracode.com/blog/2008/11/microsoft-fixes-8-year-old-design-flaw-in-smb/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3110
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.xfocus.net/articles/200305/smbrelay.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-068
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6012
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7125
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/49736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.veracode.com/blog/2008/11/microsoft-fixes-8-year-old-design-flaw-in-smb/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.xfocus.net/articles/200305/smbrelay.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
75.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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