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CVE-2009-2512

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 31.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-11-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The Web Services on Devices API (WSDAPI) in Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly process the headers of WSD messages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) message or (2) response, aka "Web Services on Devices API Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-063
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6079
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-063
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6079

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