VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-0231
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability37.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-07-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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."
Weakness classification
- CWE-681: Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory