# CVE-2009-0232: Integer overflow in the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted name table, aka "Embedded OpenType Font Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

## What to do

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-029
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5678
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1887
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022543
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html

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