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CVE-2009-0231

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2009 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows XpWindows Vista

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 37%

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=811
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/55842
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022543
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029
VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5457

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-681

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