CVE-2008-4250
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."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 98.8% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added May 20, 2026
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4233)
- Published
- October 23, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on May 20, 2026; federal remediation due June 3, 2026.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4233 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on May 21, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
Certified products that may be affected
11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
- Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
- Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
- Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150(Permissions Required)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2(Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874(Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902(Vendor Advisory)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250(US Government Resource)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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