CVE-2009-1546

Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 22.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in Avifil32.dll in the Windows Media file handling functionality in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a Windows 2000 SP4 system via a crafted AVI file, or cause a denial of service on a Windows XP SP2 or SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, or SP2, or Server 2008 Gold or SP2 system via a crafted AVI file, aka "AVI Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/56909
http://secunia.com/advisories/36206
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35970
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022711
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2233
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5930
http://osvdb.org/56909
http://secunia.com/advisories/36206
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35970
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022711

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