CVE-2009-0901

HIGH

Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Studio - Remote Code Execution via Uninitialized VARIANT in ATL

Title source: llm

Description

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not prevent VariantClear calls on an uninitialized VARIANT, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed stream to an ATL (1) component or (2) control, related to ATL headers and error handling, aka "ATL Uninitialized Object Vulnerability."

References (25)

Core 25

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-11.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1

Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35832

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2034

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004997&sliceId=1

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-035

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7581

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6289

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/36187

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6311

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/36374

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/36746

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6373

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35967

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-060

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.4252

EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-457 CWE-94

Status published

Products (5)

microsoft/visual_c\+\+ 2005 sp1_redistribution_pkg

microsoft/visual_c\+\+ 2008 redistribution_pkg (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/visual_studio 2005 sp1 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/visual_studio 2008 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/visual_studio_.net 2003 sp1

Published Jul 29, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026