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CVE-2009-2495

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2495 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in Microsoft's Active Template Library (ATL), affecting Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio 2005/2008, and Visual C++ 2005/2008. This flaw, dubbed the "ATL Null String Vulnerability," arises from improper string termination, allowing remote attackers to gain sensitive information through specially crafted HTML documents. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant information disclosure. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2005CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_c\+\+:2005:sp1_redistribution_pkg:*:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_c\+\+:2008:redistribution_pkg:*:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_c\+\+:2008:sp1_redistribution_pkg:*:*:*:*:*:*
2005CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2005:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2005CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2005:sp1:64_bit_hosted_visual_c\+\+_tools:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
34.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3430 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-035
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-060
secunia.com / advisories/35967
secunia.com / advisories/36374
secunia.com / advisories/36746
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6305
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6478
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7573
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
adobe.com / support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html
novell.com / support/viewContent.do
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
US Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2034