CVE-2008-4250 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 98.8% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-06-03.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 98.75% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-06-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-05-20 |
| Due | 2026-06-03 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - 'NetAPI32.dll' Code Execution (Python) (MS08-067) | 2016-02-26 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server - Service Relative Path Stack Corruption (MS08-067) (Metasploit) | 2011-01-21 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 - Code Execution (MS08-067) | 2008-11-16 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (MS08-067) | 2008-11-12 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server - Universal Code Execution (MS08-067) | 2008-10-26 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (PoC) (MS08-067) | 2008-10-23 |
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
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