CVE-2008-4250

Public Exploit

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."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.13% 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 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 patch exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 patch vendor advisory
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 permissions required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4250?
CVE-2008-4250 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4250?
To fix CVE-2008-4250, 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-2008-4250 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4250 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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