Information disclosure in Microsoft Visual C\+\+
CVE-2009-2495
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 does not properly enforce string termination, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document with an ATL (1) component or (2) control that triggers a buffer over-read, related to ATL headers and buffer allocation, aka "ATL Null String Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.343 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.343 · newest: 0.343 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual C\+\+ — versions 2005, 2008
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2005, 2008
- Microsoft Visual Studio .Net — versions 2003
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2034 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7573 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6478 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-035 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6305 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2495?
- CVE-2009-2495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual C\+\+, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2009-07-29.
- How severe is CVE-2009-2495?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.