GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, Expression Web, Expression Web 2, Groove 2007 Gold and SP1, Works 8.5, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3, Report Viewer 2005 SP1, Report Viewer 2008 Gold and SP1, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 does not properly allocate an unspecified buffer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image file that triggers memory corruption, aka "GDI+ TIFF Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2503 is rated High Risk (67.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.61%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-05-02 | 41.39% | 37.61% | -3.78% |
| 2 | 2026-03-05 | 43.91% | 41.39% | -2.51% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 43.91% | — |
Full EPSS history (33 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_vista | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_vista | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_vista | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | .net_framework | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | .net_framework | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | .net_framework | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | report_viewer | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2005:sp1:redistributable_package:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2008:*:redistributable_package:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2008:sp1:redistributable_package:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp3:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp3:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server_reporting_services | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_reporting_services:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | expression_web | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:expression_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | expression_web | 2 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:expression_web:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | xp | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_groove | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_groove:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_groove | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_groove:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_word_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | project | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visio | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 8.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | platform_sdk | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:platform_sdk:*:*:redistrutable_gdi\+:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_studio | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_studio | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2008:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2005:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | forefront_client_security | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_foxpro | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visual_foxpro | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |