CVE-2008-4250

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  3. CVE-2008-4250
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."

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp1:*:*:-:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:-:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:-:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:-:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:-:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:-:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

16 Jun 2026, 22:57

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 - Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, Broken Link () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 - Third Party Advisory, Broken Link () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory

21 May 2026, 12:57

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
References () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, Broken Link
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 - Third Party Advisory () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 - Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 - US Government Resource

20 May 2026, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-119
CVSS v2 : 10.0
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 10.0
v3 : 9.8
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 -

21 Nov 2024, 00:51

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

Published : 2008-10-23 22:00

Updated : 2026-06-16 22:57

NVD link : CVE-2008-4250

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4250

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4250

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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows_2000
  • windows_vista
  • windows_server_2003
  • windows_server_2008
  • windows_xp
CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer