CVE-2009-1544 | Windows - Workstation Service Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A double free vulnerability in the Workstation service in Microsoft Windows allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a crafted RPC message. This vulnerability can also cause a denial of service via a crafted RPC message to affected systems."

Anticipated Attack Path

1. Initial Exploitation: Sending a crafted RPC message to the Workstation service
2. Privilege Escalation: Executing arbitrary code with elevated privileges
3. Denial of Service: Causing system instability or crash

Am I Vulnerable?

Verify if the Workstation service is running on the system
Check for any suspicious RPC activity
Apply the MS09-041 patch to fix the vulnerability

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Windows Service

Target Asset wkssvc

Standard Path C:\Windows\System32\wkssvc.dll

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: wkssvc (Windows Service)
$Targets = 'wkssvc'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}