CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-0243
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-01-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-16
Description
Microsoft Windows does not properly enforce the Autorun and NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry values, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) inserting CD-ROM media, (2) inserting DVD media, (3) connecting a USB device, and (4) connecting a Firewire device; (5) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by mapping a network drive; and allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by clicking on (6) an icon under My Computer\Devices with Removable Storage and (7) an option in an AutoPlay dialog, related to the Autorun.inf file. NOTE: vectors 1 and 3 on Vista are already covered by CVE-2008-0951.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 2000
• microsoft windows server 2003
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows vista
• microsoft windows xp
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5695 isc.sans.org
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021629 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-020A.html US Government Resource
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5695 isc.sans.org
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021629 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-020A.html US Government Resource