CVE-2009-2499 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2499?

CVE-2009-2499 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11; and Microsoft Media Foundation on Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with crafted metadata that triggers memory corruption, aka "Windows Media Playback Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2499?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime, Microsoft Windows Media Foundation, Microsoft Windows Media Services, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-2499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3c23-3vh8-88jr.