Vulnerability Description
The RPC Marshalling Engine (aka NDR) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly maintain its internal state, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations via a crafted RPC message that triggers incorrect pointer reading, related to "IDL interfaces containing a non-conformant varying array" and FC_SMVARRAY, FC_LGVARRAY, FC_VARIABLE_REPEAT, and FC_VARIABLE_OFFSET, aka "RPC Marshalling Engine Vulnerability."
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server | 2008 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-026-how-a-developer-can-knoVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/54936Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35219Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022357Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1545Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-02
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Third Party Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-026-how-a-developer-can-knoVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/54936Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35219Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022357Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1545Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-02
FAQ
What is CVE-2009-0568?
CVE-2009-0568 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH). The RPC Marshalling Engine (aka NDR) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly maintain its internal state, which ...
How severe is CVE-2009-0568?
CVE-2009-0568 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 10.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2009-0568?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.