VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-2523
CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability26.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-11-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The License Logging Server (llssrv.exe) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RPC message containing a string without a null terminator, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the LlsrLicenseRequestW method, aka "License Logging Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Weakness classification
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com — Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link