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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2524

Integer underflow in the NTLM authentication feature in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 28.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Integer underflow in the NTLM authentication feature in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed packet, aka "Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
28.47% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-189
Affected
microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 7 · 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.