CVE-2009-0901
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jul 29, 2009
- Updated
- May 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 14, 2009
Description
The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not prevent VariantClear calls on an uninitialized VARIANT, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed stream to an ATL (1) component or (2) control, related to ATL headers and error handling, aka "ATL Uninitialized Object Vulnerability."
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-457 Use of Uninitialized Variable
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-11.html
- 266108vendor-advisory
- 35832vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-2034vdb-entry
- TA09-223Athird-party-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004997&sliceId=1
- TA09-286Athird-party-advisory
- MS09-035vendor-advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7581vdb-entrysignature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6289vdb-entrysignature
- SSRT100013vendor-advisory
- 36187third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6311vdb-entrysignature
- ADV-2009-2232vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
- 36374third-party-advisory
- MS09-037vendor-advisory
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html
- 36746third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6373vdb-entrysignature
- 35967third-party-advisory
- TA09-195Athird-party-advisory
- MS09-060vendor-advisory
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