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CVE-2009-2518

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Office document with a bitmap (aka BMP) image that triggers memory corruption, aka "Office BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: xp-sp3

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6430
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6430

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