High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 15, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-0231
CVE-2009-0231
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."
Affected products
11- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdBroken Link
- osvdb.org/55842nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5457nvdBroken Link
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