CVE-2009-1546 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Avifil32.dll component of Microsoft Windows, affecting Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows 2000 systems or cause a denial of service on other affected Windows versions through a specially crafted AVI file. With a CVSS score of 8.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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 records are not available for this CVE.