CVE-2009-1217

Exp

Off-by-one error in the GpFont::SetData function in gdiplus.dll in Microsoft GDI+ on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application termination) via a crafted EMF file that triggers an integer overflow, as demonstrated by voltage-exploit.emf, aka the "Microsoft GdiPlus EMF GpFont.SetData integer overflow."

Published: 2009-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1217 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.39%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1217

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8281 exploit_db edb 2009-03-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1217

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-08 50.04% 56.39% +6.35%
2 2025-12-28 46.23% 50.04% +3.81%
3 2025-12-27 — 46.23% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1217

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1217

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1217

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft gdi\+ — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:gdi\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1217

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