CVE-2009-2514: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 47.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not correctly parse font code during construction of a directory-entry table, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font, aka "Win32k EOT Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
  • Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2009-11-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.