CVEs / CVE-2008-4250
CVE-2008-4250: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 20 May 2026
- high 10 CVSS 2.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 98.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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.
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 and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 20 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | 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. |
Severity
| CVSS 2.0 | 10 highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-94, CWE-119 |
References
- CVE-2008-4250 on NVD
- CVE-2008-4250 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 (cited by CISA)
- 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
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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