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CVE-2009-0231
HIGH
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."
Published: Jul 15, 2009
Modified: Apr 23, 2026
CWE-681
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (11)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-56xw-8wf9-j3x9
The Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine (T2EMBED.DLL) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and...
References (14)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=811 Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/55842 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022543 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5457 Broken Link
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=811 Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/55842 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022543 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5457 Broken Link
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
8.8 / 10
EPSS Score
64.98%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
54.7 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub