Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4038

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."

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Published 2008-10-15 00:12:16

Updated 2019-02-26 14:04:01

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4038

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 88.24%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 98 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4038

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-4038

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-4038

Products affected by CVE-2008-4038

Microsoft » Windows 2000 » Update SP4
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP3
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP2 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update X64
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2003 » Update SP1
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2003 » Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2003 » Update SP1 Itanium Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2003 » Update SP1 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Vista
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Microsoft » Windows Vista » Update SP1 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Vista » X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Vista » Version: SP1
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Itanium Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » X32 Edition
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