CVE-2009-0901

HIGHNVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-02. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 42%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not prevent VariantClear calls on an uninitialized VARIANT, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed stream to an ATL (1) component or (2) control, related to ATL headers and error handling, aka "ATL Uninitialized Object Vulnerability."

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
98.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 29, 2009

Last Modified

May 27, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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Adobe - Security Advisories: APSA09-04 - Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/36746
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/36374
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/35967
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'[security bulletin] HPSBMA02488 SSRT100013 rev.1 - HP ProLiant Support Pack 8.30 for Windows, Remote' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-0901(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2009-0901?
CVE-2009-0901 is a high vulnerability published on July 29, 2009. The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1; and Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2; does not prevent…
When was CVE-2009-0901 disclosed?
CVE-2009-0901 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 29, 2009, with the most recent update on May 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2009-0901 actively exploited?
CVE-2009-0901 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2009-0901?
CVE-2009-0901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2009-0901?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-0901, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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