VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2514

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability47.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-11-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not correctly parse font code during construction of a directory-entry table, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font, aka "Win32k EOT Parsing Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references