CVE-2009-2493

N/A Unknown
Published: July 29, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not properly restrict use of OleLoadFromStream in instantiating objects from data streams, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document with an ATL (1) component or (2) control, related to ATL headers and bypassing security policies, aka "ATL COM Initialization Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35967
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36746
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38568
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/41818
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264648-1
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020775.1-1
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-11.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004997&sliceId=1
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2493.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2034
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0366
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-035
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-055
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-060
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-072
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6245
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6304
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6421
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6473
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6621
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6716
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/41818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264648-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020775.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-11.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004997&sliceId=1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2493.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6245
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6473
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

72 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
56.6%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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