CVE-2008-4250

N/A Unknown
Published: October 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Permissions Required
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
93.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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