Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2008-4834
Buffer overflow in SMB in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed values of unspecified "fields inside the SMB packets" in an NT Trans request, aka "SMB Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.458 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.458 · newest: 0.458 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-001 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0116 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-013A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500012/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-001/
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33121 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5863 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4834?
- CVE-2008-4834 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-01-14.
- Is CVE-2008-4834 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.