What is CVE-2009-2514?

CVE-2009-2514 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Code Injection. Published 2009-11-11.

Is CVE-2009-2514 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2009-2514

win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not correctly parse font code during construction of a directory-entry table, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font, aka "Win32k EOT Parsing Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.475 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2514?: CVE-2009-2514 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Code Injection. Published 2009-11-11.
Is CVE-2009-2514 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.