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 craft...
HighCVSS 10.0
EPSS 98.8%
CISA KEV
added 2026-05-20 · due 2026-06-03
Exploited in the wild
Framework module
Public exploit
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild (confirmed)
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."
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2026-05-20
- Due date (FCEB)
- 2026-06-03
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft windows 2000 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows server 2003 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows server 2008 | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows vista | All versions | No fix listed |
| Microsoft windows xp | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- blogs.securiteam.com permissions-required
- SSRT080164 issue-tracking mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 32326 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- VU#827267 third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- 20081026 Windows RPC MS08-067 FAQ document released broken-link mailing-list third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 20081027 Windows RPC MS08-067 FAQ document updated broken-link mailing-list third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 31874 broken-link exploit patch third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 1021091 broken-link third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- TA08-297A broken-link third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- TA09-088A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- ADV-2008-2902 vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- MS08-067 patch vendor-advisory
- win-server-rpc-code-execution(46040) third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6093 broken-link signature third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 6824 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 6841 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 7104 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 7132 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.cisa.gov government-resource us-government-resource