CVE-2008-4037
highpriority · attend · 68EPSS 0.591 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary code on a client machine by replaying the NTLM credentials of a client user, as demonstrated by backrush, aka "SMB Credential Reflection Vulnerability." NOTE: some reliable sources report that this vulnerability exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2000-0834.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/windows/smb/smb_relayMS08-068 Microsoft Windows SMB Relay Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-16360Microsoft Windows - SMB Relay Code Execution (MS08-068) (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-20Microsoft Windows 2000/XP - SMB Authentication Remote Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-7125Microsoft Windows - SmbRelay3 NTLM Replay (MS08-068)functional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (30)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/49736enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32633enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163enisa_euvd
- http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patchenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.READMEenisa_euvd
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