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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-1544

Double free vulnerability in the Workstation service in Microsoft Windows allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a crafted RPC message to a Windows XP SP2 or SP3 or Server 2003 SP2 system, or cause a denial of service via a crafted RPC…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 20.6%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Double free vulnerability in the Workstation service in Microsoft Windows allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a crafted RPC message to a Windows XP SP2 or SP3 or Server 2003 SP2 system, or cause a denial of service via a crafted RPC message to a Vista Gold, SP1, or SP2 or Server 2008 Gold or SP2 system, aka "Workstation Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
20.64% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399, CWE-415
Affected
microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.