CVE-2009-0568

Description

The RPC Marshalling Engine (aka NDR) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly maintain its internal state, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations via a crafted RPC message that triggers incorrect pointer reading, related to "IDL interfaces containing a non-conformant varying array" and FC_SMVARRAY, FC_LGVARRAY, FC_VARIABLE_REPEAT, and FC_VARIABLE_OFFSET, aka "RPC Marshalling Engine Vulnerability."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 54.70% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1545 vdb entry third party advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-026-how-a-developer-can-know-if-their-rpc-interface-is-affected.aspx vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022357 vdb entry third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/54936 vdb entry broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-026 vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35219 vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6227 vdb entry third party advisory signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0568?
CVE-2009-0568 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0568?
To fix CVE-2009-0568, 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-2009-0568 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0568 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~55% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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