CVE-2009-3103
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Array index error in the SMBv2 protocol implementation in srv2.sys in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, and Windows 7 RC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via an & (ampersand) character in a Process ID High header field in a NEGOTIATE PROTOCOL REQUEST packet, which triggers an attempted dereference of an out-of-bounds memory location, aka "SMBv2 Negotiation Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0090.html
- http://blog.48bits.com/?p=510
- http://g-laurent.blogspot.com/2009/09/windows-vista7-smb20-negotiate-protocol.html
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7093
- http://osvdb.org/57799
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36623
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9594
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/135940
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/975497.mspx
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506300/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506327/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36299
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022848
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53090
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6489
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