# 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."

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2008-4250
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2026-05-20; CISA due date 2026-06-03
- EPSS: 98.75%
- Public exploit code: 6 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 4 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2008-10-23)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2026-05-20)
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Published: 2008-10-23

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_2000
- microsoft:windows_server_2003
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_vista
- microsoft:windows_xp

## References

- [advisory] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
- [advisory] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
- [other] http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
- [other] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
- [other] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
- [advisory] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
- [advisory] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
- [other] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250

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