CVE-2009-0231

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-681

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 15, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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