RCE in Microsoft Visual C\+\+
CVE-2009-2493
The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not properly restrict use of OleLoadFromStream in instantiating objects from data streams, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document with an ATL (1) component or (2) control, related to ATL headers and bypassing security policies, aka "ATL COM Initialization Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.378 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th 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: 0.378 · newest: 0.378 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual C\+\+ — versions 2005, 2008
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2003, 2005, 2008
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-11.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6304 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2034 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6621 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2493.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do (Third Party Advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2493?
- CVE-2009-2493 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual C\+\+, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-07-29.
- How severe is CVE-2009-2493?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2009-2493 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.