CVE-2008-4250

Published Oct 23, 2008 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 98.8% KEV · Listed
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."

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
May 21, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 23, 2008, 10:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM