What is CVE-2009-0119?

CVE-2009-0119 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-01-14.

Is CVE-2009-0119 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Xp

CVE-2009-0119

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .chm file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.367 (98.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.367 · newest: 0.367 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Xp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7720 (exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33204 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
securityreason.com/securityalert/4912 (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0119?: CVE-2009-0119 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-01-14.
Is CVE-2009-0119 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.