CVE-2009-2514

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—💥 Exploit

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."

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 9.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 47%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows Server 2000 < 2008 - Embedded OpenType Font Engine Remote Code Execution (MS09-065) (Metasploit) (11/12/2009)

Affected technologies (5)

Microsoft — Windows 2000 Microsoft — Windows 2003 Server Microsoft — Windows Server 2008 Microsoft — Windows Vista Microsoft — Windows XP

CWEs

CWE-94

References

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