CVE-2008-4037
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary code on a client machine by replaying the NTLM credentials of a client user, as demonstrated by backrush, aka "SMB Credential Reflection Vulnerability." NOTE: some reliable sources report that this vulnerability exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2000-0834.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/49736
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32633
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163
- http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html
- http://www.veracode.com/blog/2008/11/microsoft-fixes-8-year-old-design-flaw-in-smb/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3110
- http://www.xfocus.net/articles/200305/smbrelay.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-068
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6012
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7125
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.