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CVE-2009-1544

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 20.6%EU EUVD

Double free vulnerability in the Workstation service in Microsoft Windows allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a crafted RPC message to a Windows XP SP2 or SP3 or Server 2003 SP2 system, or cause a denial of service via a crafted RPC message to a Vista Gold, SP1, or SP2 or Server 2008 Gold or SP2 system, aka "Workstation Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-399
EPSS score
20.6% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-1540)
Published
August 12, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1540 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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