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."
CVE-2009-3023
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 91%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 31, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ975191
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9541
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9559
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/276653
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36189
- cve@mitrehttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2481
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-053
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6080
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ975191
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9541
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9559
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/276653
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36189
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16740✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 12, 2010
Microsoft IIS FTP Server - NLST Response Overflow (MS09-053) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-9559✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 1, 2009
Microsoft IIS 5.0 FTP Server (Windows 2000 SP4) - Remote Stack Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-9541✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 31, 2009
Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0 FTP Server (Windows 2000) - Remote Stack Overflow
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/ftp/ms09_053_ftpd_nlst✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 31, 2009
MS09-053 Microsoft IIS FTP Server NLST Response Overflow
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