RCE in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2009-1925

The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly manage state information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending packets to a listening service, and thereby triggering misinterpretation of an unspecified field as a function pointer, aka "TCP/IP Timestamps Code Execution Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.274 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1925?
CVE-2009-1925 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Code Injection. Published 2009-09-08.
Is CVE-2009-1925 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.