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CVE-2008-4250 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Permissions Required 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 05/20/2026 06/03/2026 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4250
NVD Published Date:
10/23/2008
NVD Last Modified:
05/21/2026
Source:
Microsoft Corporation