Microsoft Windows Server 2008 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0230. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Windows Print Spooler in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a crafted RPC message that triggers loading of a DLL file from an arbitrary directory, aka "Print Spooler Load Library Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 06/10/2009 as MS09-022 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0230. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39344 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90508 (Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-022)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-022 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39344), SecurityFocus (BID 35209†), OSVDB (54934†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22493†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. The entries VDB-3990, VDB-3989, VDB-3988 and VDB-48516 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 39344
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OpenVAS ID: 900667
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-022
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-022
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0230 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48512

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SecurityFocus: 35209
OSVDB: 54934
Vulnerability Center: 22493 - [MS09-022] Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Load Library Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/17/2025 19:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (44), 04/07/2017 12:39 (18), 08/11/2021 14:57 (2), 08/11/2021 15:00 (7), 08/11/2021 15:04 (1), 05/17/2025 19:24 (16)
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