CVE-2009-1544 Use after free in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can exploit a double free in the Windows Workstation service to escalate privileges or cause denial of service via crafted RPC messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1544?
CVE-2009-1544 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 12 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1544?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2009-1544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f74f-9cfw-p3xj.