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CVE-2008-4250
CRITICAL
CISA KEV
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."
Published: Oct 23, 2008
Modified: May 21, 2026
CWE-94
CWE-119
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (18)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-3v68-r58v-m4c2
The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista...
References (37)
- 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 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, Broken Link
- 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 Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
92.08%
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
96.8 / 100
CISA Known Exploited
Date Added:
2026-05-20
Due Date:
2026-06-03
Required Action:
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Data Sources
NVD
CISA KEV
EPSS
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