Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1217
CVE-2009-1217
Description
Off-by-one error in the GpFont::SetData function in gdiplus.dll in Microsoft GDI+ on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application termination) via a crafted EMF file that triggers an integer overflow, as demonstrated by voltage-exploit.emf, aka the "Microsoft GdiPlus EMF GpFont.SetData integer overflow."
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References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34250nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0832nvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49438nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bl4cksecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-gdiplus-emf-gpfontsetdata.htmlnvdBroken Link
- blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/03/26/new-emf-gdiplus-dll-crash-not-exploitable-for-code-execution.aspxnvdBroken Link
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