Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
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 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."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.285 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.285 · newest: 0.285 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-059 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6263 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2524?
- CVE-2009-2524 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-10-14.
- Is CVE-2009-2524 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.