CVE-2008-4250: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Overview Sources History

What happened

Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers an overflow during path canonicalization.

Affected versions

Windows: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.

Detection & mitigation

Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.

Public PoC references

RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference

Exploit-DB 6824Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (PoC) (MS08-067)stephen lawler2008-10-23Verified Exploit-DB 40279Microsoft Windows - 'NetAPI32.dll' Code Execution (Python) (MS08-067)ohnozzy2016-02-26Verified Exploit-DB 7104Microsoft Windows Server - Code Execution (MS08-067)Polymorphours2008-11-12Verified Exploit-DB 16362Microsoft Windows Server - Service Relative Path Stack Corruption (MS08-067) (Metasploit)Metasploit2011-01-21Verified Exploit-DB 6841Microsoft Windows Server - Universal Code Execution (MS08-067)EMM2008-10-26Verified Exploit-DB 7132Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 - Code Execution (MS08-067)Debasis Mohanty2008-11-16Verified SploitusMS08-067 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Server Service (CVE-2008-4250).KitPloit2026-10-10T18:59:33Candidate kitploit.comMS08-067 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Server Service (CVE-2008-4250).ru2026-10-10T18:59:33Candidate

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