CVE-2008-4250

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: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Threats tracking this CVE

• CISA KEV Catalog Adds Seven Vulnerabilities (May 20, 2026) — Microsoft Defender CVE-2026-41091 (EoP) and CVE-2026-45498 (DoS) Headline Active Exploitation Batch — HIGH

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
• http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902

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