CVE-2009-3020

Public Exploit

Description

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by referencing a crafted .eot file in the src descriptor of an @font-face Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) rule in an HTML document, possibly related to the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0010, CVE-2009-0231, and CVE-2009-0232. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 37.74% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/36250	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2009-wwbsod.zip	exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/57016	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36029	vdb entry exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9417	exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52403	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3020?: CVE-2009-3020 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3020?: To fix CVE-2009-3020, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3020 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3020 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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