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CVE-2009-3023

Published: Aug 31, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-120
NVD MITRE
9.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
90.9%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

Microsoft Internet Information ServicesMicrosoft Corp
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
XP-8741-AtomICP DAS Co. Ltd.
Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
n/an/a
internet information servermicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
icp das co. ltd.commercialICS / OT / IoT
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3023
cve.mitre.org
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ975191
support.microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6080
oval.cisecurity.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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