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CVE-2009-2495

Published: Jul 29, 2009Updated: May 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
41.9%
Top 1.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1 does not properly enforce string termination, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document with an ATL (1) component or (2) control that triggers a buffer over-read, related to ATL headers and buffer allocation, aka "ATL Null String Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-126

Affected Products

microsoft
commercial·US
visual c\+\+On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
visual studioOn-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
visual studio .netOn-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/35967
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
secunia.com
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