CVE-2008-4038
N/A
Published: October 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows XpWindows Vista
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 39%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
sp4
sp1sp2
All versions
sp1
sp2sp3x64
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32249Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2814Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-063VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45560Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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