CVE-2008-4038

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 39.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer underflow in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Server Message Block (SMB) request that contains a filename with a crafted length, aka "SMB Buffer Underflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
Microsoft Windows Vista: sp1
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32249
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31647
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021049
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2814
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45561
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5787
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32249

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