CVE-2009-0099

Description

The Electronic Messaging System Microsoft Data Base (EMSMDB32) provider in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server SP3 and Exchange Server 2003 SP2, as used in Exchange System Attendant, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application outage) via a malformed MAPI command, aka "Literal Processing Vulnerability."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 71.06% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6159 vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-003 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/51838 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33838 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0099?
CVE-2009-0099 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0099?
To fix CVE-2009-0099, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0099 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0099 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~71% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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