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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-3677

The Internet Authentication Service (IAS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 Gold does not properly verify the credentials in an MS-CHAP v2 Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 21.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The Internet Authentication Service (IAS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 Gold does not properly verify the credentials in an MS-CHAP v2 Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) authentication request, which allows remote attackers to access network resources via a malformed request, aka "MS-CHAP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
21.82% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94, CWE-255
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · 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.