CVE-2008-4250
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Remediation due: 2026-06-03
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250
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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 2026-05-21.