9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-2501
Microsoft GDI+ PNG Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, Expression Web, Expression Web 2, Groove 2007 Gold and SP1, Works 8.5, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3, Report Viewer 2005 SP1, Report Viewer 2008 Gold and SP1, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG image file, aka "GDI+ PNG Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2009, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:05 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2501 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2008
2 Microsoft office
3 Microsoft .net_framework
4 Microsoft excel_viewer
5 Microsoft word_viewer
6 Microsoft internet_explorer
7 Microsoft windows_2000
8 Microsoft windows_2003_server
9 Microsoft windows_vista
10 Microsoft windows_xp
11 Microsoft office_word_viewer
12 Microsoft works
13 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
14 Microsoft project
15 Microsoft visual_foxpro
16 Microsoft visual_studio_.net
17 Microsoft office_excel_viewer
18 Microsoft sql_server
19 Microsoft office_powerpoint_viewer
20 Microsoft visual_studio
21 Microsoft visio
22 Microsoft forefront_client_security
23 Microsoft report_viewer
24 Microsoft sql_server_reporting_services
25 Microsoft expression_web
26 Microsoft office_groove
27 Microsoft platform_sdk
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 27
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-2501.

URL Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5800
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5800

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-2501 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5800
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-062.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5800 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5800 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

77.88 }} 9.05%

score

0.98455

percentile

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