CVE-2009-3023
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6...
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-3023- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-3023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3007 No score
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-3007- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww4p-6452-jmh8 No score
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6...
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses wildcards, leading to memory corruption, aka "IIS FTP Service RCE and DoS Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-ww4p-6452-jmh8- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS FTP Server - NLST Response Overflow (MS09-053) (Metasploit) | 2010-11-12 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0 FTP Server (Windows 2000) - Remote Stack Overflow | 2009-08-31 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft IIS 5.0 FTP Server (Windows 2000 SP4) - Remote Stack Overflow | 2009-09-01 |
| Metasploit | MS09-053 Microsoft IIS FTP Server NLST Response Overflow | 2009-08-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3023 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published August 31, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 90.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.