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CVE-2008-4250

Published: Oct 23, 2008Updated: May 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-94
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
98.8%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since May 20, 2026
Exploits
5 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
Windows Embedded Standart 2009Microsoft Corp
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
XP-8741-AtomICP DAS Co. Ltd.
Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows server 2003microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
icp das co. ltd.commercialICS / OT / IoT
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:May 20, 2026
Remediation due:Jun 3, 2026

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

5 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
secunia.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
kb.cert.org
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Timeline

Published
Oct 23, 2008
Added to CISA KEV
May 20, 2026
Last Updated
May 21, 2026

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