CVE-2009-1217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2009-04-01

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 56.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:gdi\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.5639.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bl4cksecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-gdiplus-emf-gpfontsetdata.html
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/03/26/new-emf-gdiplus-dll-crash-not-exploitable-for-code-execution.aspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34250
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0832
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49438

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Gdi\+ Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-01T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.096Z

Reserved: 2009-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1217

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-01T18:00:00.250

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-1217

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-193

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