Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
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 class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.392 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_vista — versions sp1
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4038?
- CVE-2008-4038 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-10-15.
- Is CVE-2008-4038 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.