CVE-2009-1925 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows Vista and Server 2008 by sending malicious TCP/IP packets to a listening service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1925?
CVE-2009-1925 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1925?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1925?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2009-1925 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1925 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frxh-c3xp-x2g7.