CVE-2008-4250: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft

Product

Windows

Added to the catalog

2026-05-20

Due date for US federal agencies

2026-06-03

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Catalog version

2026.10.30

Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers an overflow during path canonicalization.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4250

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2008-10-23T22:00:01.357

Last modified

2026-06-16T22:57:29.393

Weaknesses

CWE-94, CWE-119

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."

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.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)
• 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.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)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

microsoft

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2008-10-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated

2026-05-21T03:55:20.953Z

Problem types

n/a

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."

References

• SSRT080164
• 32326
• VU#827267
• 1021091
• 7132
• 6841
• 31874
• HPSBST02386
• MS08-067
• http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
• 6824
• ADV-2008-2902
• win-server-rpc-code-execution(46040)
• 20081026 Windows RPC MS08-067 FAQ document released
• TA08-297A
• 7104
• TA09-088A
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6093
• 20081027 Windows RPC MS08-067 FAQ document updated

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