Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) - CVE-2009-3023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2795

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3023

CWE-ID: CWE-121

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in FTP server. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted FTP NLST command containing a wildcard that references a subdirectory, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

Install update from vendor's website:

Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 on
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7fecd367-aaff-458b-91bc-8925c8e57528
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1 on
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2ae0bdd4-f8b2-420a-b1ac-d2cdaa87c828
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=819dd2d1-cad5-4784-9baf-185d8a76df5d
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=48256ea3-b433-4e84-9019-22300069cfc1
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=61bded07-201e-4815-ac1e-468bf907e063
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b99d4d9b-e0cc-4a8c-ad99-6a53958b37c8

• Exploit #647 - Microsoft IIS FTP Server - NLST Response Overflow (MS09-053) (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #648 - Microsoft IIS 5.0 FTP Server (Windows 2000 SP4) - Remote Stack Overflow (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #649 - Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0 FTP Server (Windows 2000) - Remote Stack Overflow (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #1621 - MS09-053 Microsoft IIS FTP Server NLST Response Overflow (March 18, 2020)

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-053.aspx

• Two vulnerabilities in Microsoft IIS FTP server