CVE-2009-0231

HIGH 8.8CVE-2009-0231 · Published 15/07/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

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."

References

labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php · Broken Link
osvdb.org/55842 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id · Broken Link
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html · Third Party Advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887 · Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029 · Patch
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5457 · Broken Link

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