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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1217 · published 1 April 2009

CVE-2009-1217: Microsoft gdi\+ vulnerability

Microsoft · Gdi\+

Off-by-one error in the GpFont::SetData function in gdiplus.dll in Microsoft GDI+ on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application termination) via a crafted EMF file that triggers an integer overflow, as demonstrated by voltage-exploit.emf, aka the "Microsoft GdiPlus EMF GpFont.SetData integer overflow."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 16% · top 3.1% CWE-193 · CWE-193
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in the GpFont::SetData function in gdiplus.dll in Microsoft GDI+ on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application termination) via a crafted EMF file that triggers an integer overflow, as demonstrated by voltage-exploit.emf, aka the "Microsoft GdiPlus EMF GpFont.SetData integer overflow."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://bl4cksecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-gdiplus-emf-gpfontsetdata.html Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/03/26/new-emf-gdiplus-dll-crash-not-exploitable-for-code-execution.aspx Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34250 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0832 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49438 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://bl4cksecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-gdiplus-emf-gpfontsetdata.html Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/03/26/new-emf-gdiplus-dll-crash-not-exploitable-for-code-execution.aspx Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34250 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0832 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49438 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1217), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.