5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2521
Microsoft IIS FTP Service Stack Consumption Denial of Service
Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 7.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a list (ls) -R command containing a wildcard that references a subdirectory, followed by a .. (dot dot), aka "IIS FTP Service DoS Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2009, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2521 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_information_services
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-2521.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0040.html Broken Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ975191
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6508 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-2521 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-2521 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ975191 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q975191
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0040.html Exploit http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0040.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q975191 No Types Assigned http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q975191 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6508 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6508 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (including) 7.0
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:iis:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:iis:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:iis:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-053.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;%5BLN%5D;Q975191 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q975191 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6508 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6508 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2521 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-2521 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.82 }} -0.08%

score

0.99733

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability