Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2009-2518
Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Office document with a bitmap (aka BMP) image that triggers memory corruption, aka "Office BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.226 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.226 · newest: 0.226 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6430 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2518?
- CVE-2009-2518 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-10-14.
- Is CVE-2009-2518 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.