# CVE-2008-4250

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2008-4250
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Oct 23, 2008
- **Last Modified:** May 21, 2026

## 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."

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

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

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 92.46%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 99.7

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** May 20, 2026
- **Due Date:** Jun 3, 2026

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._