CVE-2009-2528

GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3 does not properly handle malformed objects in Office Art Property Tables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-10-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2528 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 33.96%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2528

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 38.71% 33.96% -4.75%
2 2026-03-05 41.20% 38.71% -2.49%
3 2025-12-28 — 41.20% —

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2528

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2528

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2528

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:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2528

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