CVE-2009-2514 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2009-2514

win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP...

Vulnerability Description

win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not correctly parse font code during construction of a directory-entry table, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font, aka "Win32k EOT Parsing Vulnerability."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

windows 2000, windows 2003 server, windows server 2008, windows vista, windows xp
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: November 11th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.