CVE-2008-4250: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known 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.
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."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Windows
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 (opens in new tab)
- marc.info (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 (opens in new tab)
- secunia.com/advisories/32326 (opens in new tab)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 (opens in new tab)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)