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title: "CVE-2008-4037: Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4… | CubePath"
description: "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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4037
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# CVE-2008-4037: Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4… | CubePath

## Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4037)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.59136 (59.1% probability)

Percentile

99.1%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [SSRT080164](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2)  (marc.info) vendor-advisory
- [networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-secu…](http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111208-microsoft-seven-year-security-patch.html)
- [TA08-316A](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html)  (us-cert.gov) third-party-advisory
- [veracode.com/blog/2008/11/microsoft-fixes-8-year-old-design…](http://www.veracode.com/blog/2008/11/microsoft-fixes-8-year-old-design-flaw-in-smb/)
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6012](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6012)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [49736](http://osvdb.org/49736)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [1021163](http://securitytracker.com/id?1021163)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [ADV-2008-3110](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3110)  (vupen.com) vdb-entry
- [xfocus.net/articles/200305/smbrelay.html](http://www.xfocus.net/articles/200305/smbrelay.html)
- [MS08-068](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-068)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.pa…](http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch)
- [securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.pa…](http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/backrush.patch.README)
- [32633](http://secunia.com/advisories/32633)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [7385](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7385)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [7125](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7125)  (exploit-db.com) exploit

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 10, 2008
2. Record published Nov 12, 2008
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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