CVE-2008-4250
microsoft windows 2000, microsoft windows server 2003, microsoft windows server 2008
Published 23 Oct 2008 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 20 May 2026, with a remediation deadline of 3 Jun 2026 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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."
References
- blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 · Permissions Required
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 · Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32326 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 · Broken Link, Exploit, Patch
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 · Vendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 · US Government Resource