CVE-2009-2512: Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 31.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Web Services on Devices API (WSDAPI) in Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly process the headers of WSD messages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) message or (2) response, aka "Web Services on Devices API Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2009-11-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.