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 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."
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 99%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 100
- Fecha de la puntuación: 29/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 20/5/2026
- Plazo de remediación: 3/6/2026
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %
Servicio RPC expuesto (AV:N, PR:N) permite ejecución remota de código arbitrario sin autenticación. Explotado activamente en octubre 2008 (Gimmiv.A). CWE-94 y CWE-119 confirman desbordamiento en canonicalización de ruta.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- CWE-94
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250
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