Double Free in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

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 message to a Vista Gold, SP1, or SP2 or Server 2008 Gold or SP2 system, aka "Workstation Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.206 (97.5th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2009-1544: held from 0.206 to 0.206.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.206 · newest: 0.206 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1544?
CVE-2009-1544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2009-1544?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2009-1544 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.