CVE-2009-3103

Exp

Array index error in the SMBv2 protocol implementation in srv2.sys in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, and Windows 7 RC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via an & (ampersand) character in a Process ID High header field in a NEGOTIATE PROTOCOL REQUEST packet, which triggers an attempted dereference of an out-of-bounds memory location, aka "SMBv2 Negotiation Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3103 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.94%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 9 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3103

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40280 exploit_db edb 2016-02-26 Exploit-DB ↗
14674 exploit_db edb 2010-08-17 Exploit-DB ↗
16363 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗
12524 exploit_db edb 2010-05-07 Exploit-DB ↗
10005 exploit_db edb 2009-11-11 Exploit-DB ↗
9594 exploit_db edb 2009-09-09 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3103

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 2025-08-02 92.03% 92.94% +0.91%
2 2025-07-28 92.23% 92.03% -0.20%
3 2025-06-24 92.23%

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3103

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3103

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3103

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3103

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0090.html Exploit
http://blog.48bits.com/?p=510
http://g-laurent.blogspot.com/2009/09/windows-vista7-smb20-negotiate-protocol.html Exploit
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7093
http://osvdb.org/57799
http://secunia.com/advisories/36623 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9594
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/135940 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/975497.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506300/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506327/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36299 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022848
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53090
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6489
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