CVE-2009-1925 Code injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

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.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-frxh-c3xp-x2g7.

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