Memory leak in the LDAP service in Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and Server 2003 SP2, and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) on Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and service outage) via (1) LDAP or (2) LDAPS requests with unspecified OID filters, aka "Active Directory Memory Leak Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1139 is rated High Risk (70.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.25%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +7.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-28 | 61.23% | 68.25% | +7.03% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 59.26% | 61.23% | +1.97% |
| 3 | 2025-12-27 | — | 59.26% | — |
Full EPSS history (30 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | adam | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:adam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |