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CVE-2009-0231

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2009-07-15
WeaknessCWE-681

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

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."

Timeline

dates in UTC

2009-07-1515:30CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2009-0231?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft windows 2000

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft windows server 2003

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft windows server 2008

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

www.vupen.comVendor Advisory
docs.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-681read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score37.5 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2009-07-15
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0231?

Is CVE-2009-0231 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2009-0231 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 37.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0231?

CVE-2009-0231 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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