CVE-2009-3020

Windows Server 2003 SP2 - Denial of Service via Crafted EOT Font File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3020. PoCs published by webDEViL.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on Microsoft Windows 2003 by leveraging a vulnerability in the handling of EOT (Embedded OpenType) files. The exploit is a proof-of-concept that demonstrates a denial-of-service condition.

Description

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by referencing a crafted .eot file in the src descriptor of an @font-face Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) rule in an HTML document, possibly related to the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0010, CVE-2009-0231, and CVE-2009-0232. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by webDEViL · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9417

This exploit triggers a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on Microsoft Windows 2003 by leveraging a vulnerability in the handling of EOT (Embedded OpenType) files. The exploit is a proof-of-concept that demonstrates a denial-of-service condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows 2003
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to deliver the malicious EOT file to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36250
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/57016
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36029
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9417
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52403

Scores

EPSS 0.1671
EPSS Percentile 96.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
Published Aug 31, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026