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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-2503

GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, O…

Published Oct 14, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · .net framework

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2009-2503 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run .net framework.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
22.20%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/.net framework · cpe microsoft/forefront client security · cpe microsoft/visual foxpro · cpe microsoft/works

GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, Expression Web, Expression Web 2, Groove 2007 Gold and SP1, Works 8.5, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3, Report Viewer 2005 SP1, Report Viewer 2008 Gold and SP1, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 does not properly allocate an unspecified buffer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image file that triggers memory corruption, aka "GDI+ TIFF Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/.net framework1.1
  • cpe microsoft/.net framework2.0
  • cpe microsoft/forefront client security1.0
  • cpe microsoft/visual foxpro8.0
  • cpe microsoft/works8.5

How to fix CVE-2009-2503

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2009-2503 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run .net framework.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/.net framework 1.1; microsoft/.net framework 2.0; microsoft/forefront client security 1.0; microsoft/visual foxpro 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 22.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 14, 2009 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Wo

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Wo

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-2503

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2009-2503

    GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Wo

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 8, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026