CVE-2009-0231

HIGH

Microsoft Windows - Remote Code Execution via Crafted EOT Font Name Table

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine (T2EMBED.DLL) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted name table in a data record that triggers an integer truncation and a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Embedded OpenType Font Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/55842
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=811
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022543
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.3745
EPSS Percentile 98.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-681
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp (3 CPE variants)
Published Jul 15, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026