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CVE-2008-4250

CVE-2008-4250CRITICAL

n/a n/a — Microsoft Windows

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9875   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Sep 25  Reserved by microsoft
  Oct 23  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  May 20  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-03
  Jun 4   DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2008-4250 (Microsoft Windows). CISA remediation deadline was June 3, 2026; still in catalog.

CWE-119 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 19 references · KEV due June 3, 2026

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."

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 25, 2008	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
October 23, 2008	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
May 20, 2026	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-03
June 4, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2008-4250 (Microsoft Windows). CISA remediation deadline was June 3, 2026; still in catalog.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-119

References (19)

http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150 [x_refsource_MISC]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded [mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded [mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093 [vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841 [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104 [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132 [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]

Authoritative record: CVE-2008-4250 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-119

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