PT-2009-4920 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+5

Published 2009-11-11 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2009-2513

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2

Description The issue arises from the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in the kernel not properly validating user-mode input. This allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows kernel-mode drivers due to improper validation of input passed from user mode through the kernel component of GDI. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2513

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 2000

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

References · 6

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-065 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2513 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2513 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-065 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6277 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html · Note