Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4038
CVE-2008-4038
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."
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Affected products
18- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/32249nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31647nvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2814nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-063nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45560nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45561nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5787nvd
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