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CVE-2009-0231 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=811 CVEBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/55842 CVEBroken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5457 CVEBroken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022543 CVEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-681Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows 2000
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2003
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2008
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows vista
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0231
NVD Published Date:
Jul 15, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-0231 Details - Not Deferred