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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-4037 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote SM…

published 2008-11-12 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4022

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
59.1%
EPSS 59.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote SMB servers to execute arbitrary code on a client machine by replaying the NTLM credentials of a client user, as demonstrated by backrush, aka "SMB Credential Reflection Vulnerability." NOTE: some reliable sources report that this vulnerability exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2000-0834.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/smb/smb_relay)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

59.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/smb/smb_relay MS08-068 Microsoft Windows SMB Relay Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2001-03-31
  • EDB-16360 Microsoft Windows - SMB Relay Code Execution (MS08-068) (Metasploit) remote, 2010-09-21
  • EDB-7125 Microsoft Windows - SmbRelay3 NTLM Replay (MS08-068) remote, 2008-11-14
  • EDB-20 Microsoft Windows 2000/XP - SMB Authentication Remote Overflow remote, 2003-04-25
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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