Microsoft Windows: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
What to do: Run Windows Update and restart the PC.
- Affects
- Microsoft Windows
- Identifier
- CVE-2008-4250
- What it is
- 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.
- Official guidance
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.