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CVE-2009-1545

38
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1545 is an unspecified vulnerability within the Avifil32.dll component of Microsoft Windows, affecting versions including 2000 SP4, XP SP2/SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista, and Server 2008. This critical flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious AVI file with a malformed header. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its high risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
sp2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sp2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
sp2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
28.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2859 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-038
secunia.com / advisories/36206
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5412
securityfocus.com / bid/35967
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2233
PatchVendor Advisory