CVE-2008-4250
Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 June 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 98.75% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 6 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 October 2008
- CISA KEV
- Listed 20 May 2026 · due 3 June 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 98.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4250
Public exploits (6)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-40279source ↗ | Microsoft Windows - 'NetAPI32.dll' Code Execution (Python) (MS08-067)windows · ohnozzy | remote | 26 February 2016 | no |
| EDB-16362source ↗ | Microsoft Windows Server - Service Relative Path Stack Corruption (MS08-067) (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 21 January 2011 | yes |
| EDB-7132source ↗ | Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 - Code Execution (MS08-067)windows · Debasis Mohanty | remote | 16 November 2008 | yes |
| EDB-7104source ↗ | Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (MS08-067)windows · Polymorphours | remote | 12 November 2008 | yes |
| EDB-6841source ↗ | Microsoft Windows Server - Universal Code Execution (MS08-067)windows · EMM | remote | 26 October 2008 | yes |
| EDB-6824source ↗ | Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (PoC) (MS08-067)windows · stephen lawler | dos | 23 October 2008 | yes |
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150Permissions Required
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150Permissions Required
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.