>> Microsoft Windows SMB Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-063)
Title : Microsoft Windows SMB Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-063) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2814 CVE ID : CVE-2008-4038 CWE ID : CWE-124
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-10-14
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer underflow error in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol when handling specially crafted file names, which could allow authenticated or Guest users to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted packets to a vulnerable server.
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