#VU1356 Use-after-free error in Windows Server and Windows - CVE-2009-0084

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1356

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0084

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Windows Server
Windows

Software vendor:
Microsoft

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

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing a malformed JPEG file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JPEG file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

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

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.

Install update from vendor's website:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 8.1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0ec5b7c7-13d3-467a-b24e-3cc6fb47adf6
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with DirectX 9.0:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8b98ed5c-a3ab-45a7-a61e-349eae304bc6
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 with DirectX 9.0:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=feb5d821-f210-40e8-b1aa-2ca3170df8df
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 with DirectX 9.0:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=f1be8b7c-4874-4342-99b3-76ff725fbb9a
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 with DirectX 9.0:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c1b4cd76-1dd6-43fa-bb9a-20c428985bfd
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 with DirectX 9.0:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=f0e1e1db-94a5-451c-ab11-6b431fa065f1
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems with DirectX 9.0:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8f36c215-fa8a-40c2-b680-6b1fece03b8d
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=118655

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-011.aspx