CVE-2008-4250 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2008-4250

The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2...

Vulnerability 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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

windows 2000, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, windows vista, windows xp
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: October 23rd, 2008
Last Modified: May 21st, 2026
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.