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CVE-2008-4037

Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 20

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.7553
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windowsall versions
microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteMicrosoft Windows - SMB Relay Code Execution (MS08-068) (Metasploit)verified
remoteMicrosoft Windows - SmbRelay3 NTLM Replay (MS08-068)verified
remoteMicrosoft Windows 2000/XP - SMB Authentication Remote Overflowverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 7385www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · backrush.patchwww.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · backrush.patch.READMEwww.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 7125www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD12 Nov 2008 · 11:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
http://osvdb.org/49736
http://secunia.com/advisories/32633Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.htmlUS Government Resource
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