CVE-2009-3020 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by referencing a crafted .eot file in the src descriptor of an @font-face Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) rule in an HTML document, possibly related to the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0010, CVE-2009-0231, and CVE-2009-0232. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 16.71% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - '.EOT' Blue Screen of Death Crash | 2009-08-11 |
References
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2009-wwbsod.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36250
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9417
- http://www.osvdb.org/57016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52403
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2009-wwbsod.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36250
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9417
- http://www.osvdb.org/57016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52403
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