HIGH
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."
Published Oct 15, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 39.17%
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 products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
39.17% 0.39170
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.39170
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 39.17% (0.39170) | 98.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 39.17% (0.39170) | 98.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 67.89% (0.67894) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2025 | 70.22% (0.70215) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 71.48% (0.71479) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.85% (0.72847) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.32% (0.74320) | 98.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 72.85% (0.72847) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 74.13% (0.74133) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 74.13% (0.74133) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 78.92% (0.78923) | 98.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 82.84% (0.82838) | 98.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 85.40% (0.85398) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 86.25% (0.86250) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 87.51% (0.87509) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 87.73% (0.87734) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 88.24% (0.88238) | 98.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 89.04% (0.89041) | 98.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 88.59% (0.88586) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.55% (0.90545) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32249 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31647 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021049 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2814 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-063 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45560 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45561 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5787 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32249 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31647 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021049 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-063 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45560 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45561 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5787 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4038
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a