CVE-2009-2509

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Published Dec 9, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 17.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly validate headers in HTTP requests, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to an IIS web server, aka "Remote Code Execution in ADFS Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x32:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x32:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 17.1% (17.053% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-070
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6441

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:52 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:52 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 9, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

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