CVE-2009-0228

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 20.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumeratePrintShares function in Windows Print Spooler Service (win32spl.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote printer servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ShareName in a response to an RPC request, related to "printing data structures," aka "Buffer Overflow in Print Spooler Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=806
http://osvdb.org/54932
http://secunia.com/advisories/35365
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-217.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35206
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022352
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1541
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-022
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6317
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=806
http://osvdb.org/54932

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