CVE-2008-4037

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary code on a client machine by replaying the NTLM credentials of a client user, as demonstrated by backrush, aka "SMB Credential Reflection Vulnerability." NOTE: some reliable sources report that this vulnerability exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2000-0834.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 75.53% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.veracode.com/blog/2008/11/microsoft-fixes-8-year-old-design-flaw-in-smb/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6012 vdb entry signature
http://osvdb.org/49736 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3110 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.xfocus.net/articles/200305/smbrelay.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-068 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32633 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385 exploit vdb entry patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7125 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4037?
CVE-2008-4037 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4037?
To fix CVE-2008-4037, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4037 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4037 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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