CVE-2009-1511 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
GDI+ in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a PNG file that contains a certain large btChunkLen value.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 14.21% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft GDI Plugin - '.png' Infinite Loop Denial of Service (PoC) | 2009-04-17 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD