CVE-2008-4835

Description

SMB in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed values of unspecified "fields inside the SMB packets" in an NT Trans2 request, related to "insufficiently validating the buffer size," aka "SMB Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 65.54% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-002/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-001 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0116 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-013A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33122 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500013/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021560 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5248 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4835?
CVE-2008-4835 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4835?
To fix CVE-2008-4835, 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-2008-4835 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4835 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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