CVE-2009-3023
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- EPSS score
- 90.9% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3007)
- Published
- August 31, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3007 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / internet information server
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- 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 vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
Certified products that may be affected
7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
- Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
- Windows Vista Winload OS Loader (winload.exe) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 979 - historical
- Windows Vista Code Integrity (ci.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 980 - historical
See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ975191
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9541(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9559(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/276653(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36189(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2481(Third Party Advisory)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6080(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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