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CVE-2009-1217

4.3
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
56.39%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)

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: 4/1/2009
Modified: 4/23/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

4.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

56.39%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 56.39% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

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