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MEDIUM

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1 does not properly enforce string termination, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document with an ATL (1) component or (2) control that triggers a buffer over-read, related to ATL headers and buffer allocation, aka "ATL Null String Vulnerability."

Published Jul 29, 2009

Description

The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1, and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Gold and SP1 does not properly enforce string termination, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document with an ATL (1) component or (2) control that triggers a buffer over-read, related to ATL headers and buffer allocation, aka "ATL Null String Vulnerability."

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 29, 2009
Updated May 27, 2026
Reserved Jul 17, 2009
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 27, 2026
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 29, 2009
Updated May 27, 2026
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2009-2490