CVE-2009-2507

Description

A certain ActiveX control in the Indexing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly process URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via unspecified vectors that cause a "vulnerable binary" to load and run, aka "Memory Corruption in Indexing Service Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 58.81% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6042	vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-057	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2507?: CVE-2009-2507 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2507?: To fix CVE-2009-2507, 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-2009-2507 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2507 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~59% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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