Microsoft Windows Server 2003 resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 does not properly handle unspecified exceptions when an error condition occurs, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2517. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42114 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53548) and Tenable (42114). The entries 50451, 50449, 50448 and 50447 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42114
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OpenVAS ID: 900963
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (971486)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/17/2009 🔍
10/13/2009 +88 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1981 days 🔍
08/23/2021 +2350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2517 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53548
Vulnerability Center: 23742 - [MS09-058] Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36625

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/23/2021 21:02
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (39), 04/07/2017 16:04 (17), 08/23/2021 20:47 (1), 08/23/2021 20:55 (7), 08/23/2021 21:02 (1)
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