CVE-2009-3103
Array index error in the SMBv2 protocol implementation in srv2.sys in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, and Windows 7 RC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via an & (ampersand) character in a Process ID High header field in a NEGOTIATE PROTOCOL REQUEST packet, which triggers an attempted dereference of an out-of-bounds memory location, aka "SMBv2 Negotiation Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 92.3% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3086)
- Published
- September 8, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3086 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- 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 server 2008
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
Certified products that may be affected
17 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Release 6.1.7600 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0755-2012 - archived
- Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10390-2010 - archived
- Windows Server 2008 R2 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1339 - historical
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1337 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1335 - historical
See all 17 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0090.html(Exploit)
- http://blog.48bits.com/?p=510
- http://g-laurent.blogspot.com/2009/09/windows-vista7-smb20-negotiate-protocol.html(Exploit)
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7093
- http://osvdb.org/57799
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36623(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9594
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/135940(US Government Resource)
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/975497.mspx(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506300/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506327/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36299(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022848
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html(US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53090
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6489
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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