Is CVE-2009-1511 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1511 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1511?

CVE-2009-1511 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-1511

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 14.2%EU EUVD

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a PNG file that contains a certain large btChunkLen value.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 14.2% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1508)
Published: May 1, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1508 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 including R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, x64, and Itanium Editions; Windows XP Professional SP2 and x64 SP2; Windows XP Embedded SP2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10184-2008 - archived
Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0131-2005 - archived

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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