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CVE-2009-0229

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% 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-200

Description

The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: sp4
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: sp2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: sp2-x32, sp2-x64
• Microsoft Windows Vista: gold, sp1, sp2
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: sp3

References

• http://osvdb.org/54933
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35365
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-217.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35208
• 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%3A5815
• http://osvdb.org/54933
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35365
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-217.htm

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