CVE detail
CVE-2008-4250: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Microsoft · Windows
- Date added (KEV)
- May 20, 2026
- CISA due date
- Jun 03, 2026
- Ransomware campaign 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.
Vendor fix: Vendor patch
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Technical detail
From CISA
Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers an overflow during path canonicalization.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4250
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067PatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874Broken LinkExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874Broken LinkExploitPatch
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150Permissions Required
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150Permissions Required
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250US Government Resource
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