Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-063.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the remote attackers attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted message to the WSD TCP ports 5357 or 5358.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-063.mspx
Insight
The flaws is caused by a memory corruption error in the Web Services on Devices API (WSDAPI), on both clients and servers, when processing a WSD message with malformed headers.
Affected
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2512 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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