MS09-006 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958690)
Critical - Remote Code Execution This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. The most serious vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted EMF or WMF image file from an affected system.
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The graphics device interface (GDI) implementation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate input received from user mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Windows Metafile (aka WMF) or (2) Enhanced Metafile (aka EMF) image file, aka "Windows Kernel Input Validation Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
9.3
EPSS Score
74.62%
Published
2009-03-10
Updated
2023-12-07
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Max CVSS
7.2
EPSS Score
0.05%
Published
2009-03-10
Updated
2023-12-07
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows local users to gain privileges via an application that triggers use of a crafted pointer, aka "Windows Kernel Invalid Pointer Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
7.2
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2009-03-10
Updated
2023-12-07