CVE-2008-4037

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4037
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-12 23:30:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows server_2003 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows server_2003 sp1 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows server_2003 sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows server_2003 sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows server_2003 sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows server_2003 unknown x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows xp sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows xp sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows xp sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows xp unknown x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - All x32 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-316A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.networkworld.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SmbRelay3 NTLM Replay Attack Tool/Exploit (MS08-068) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Microsoft Windows SMB Authentication Credential Replay Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Windows SMB Credential Reflection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Windows Server Message Block NTLM Authentication Replay Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Microsoft Fixes 8-year Old Design Flaw in SMB af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.veracode.com
www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
osvdb.org/49736 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
The SMB Man-In-the-Middle Attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.xfocus.net
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-068 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
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