CVE-2009-1929

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 34.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Terminal Services Client ActiveX control running RDP 6.1 on Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1 or SP2, or Server 2008 Gold or SP2; or 5.2 or 6.1 on Windows XP SP3; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters to unknown methods, aka "Remote Desktop Connection ActiveX Control Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/56912
http://secunia.com/advisories/36229
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35973
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022709
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2238
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6329
http://osvdb.org/56912
http://secunia.com/advisories/36229
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35973
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022709

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