CVE-2008-4835
CRITICALEPSS 99th pctlDescription
SMB in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed values of unspecified "fields inside the SMB packets" in an NT Trans2 request, related to "insufficiently validating the buffer size," aka "SMB Validation Remote Code Execution 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 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500013/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33122
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021560
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-013A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0116
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-002/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5248
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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.