CVE-2009-1217 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.33% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-193 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | gdi\+ |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft GdiPlus - EMF GpFont.SetData Integer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-03-24 |
References
- 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
- 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
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