CVE-2008-4250
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.988 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2026-05-20remediate by 2026-06-03
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.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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."
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationSiemens PET/CT Systems Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
- MitigationSiemens SPECT Systems Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
- MitigationSiemens SPECT Workplaces/Symbia.net Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
- MitigationSiemens SPECT/CT Systems Windows XP-Basedcisa_csaf_ot
In addition, Siemens recommends:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (11)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-6824Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (PoC) (MS08-067)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-6841Microsoft Windows Server - Universal Code Execution (MS08-067)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-7104Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (MS08-067)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-7132Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 - Code Execution (MS08-067)functional · exploit_db
affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSMA-17-215-01ICSMA-17-215-01_Siemens Molecular Imaging Vulnerabilities2017-08-03icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (37)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091enisa_euvd
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