Explain CVE-2009-0901
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."
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-11.html'}, {'name': '266108', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1'}, {'name': '35832', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35832'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2034', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2034'}, {'name': 'TA09-223A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004997&sliceId=1'}, {'name': 'TA09-286A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html'}, {'name': 'MS09-035', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MS'], 'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-035'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7581', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7581'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6289', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6289'}, {'name': 'SSRT100013', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2'}, {'name': 'HPSBMA02488', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126592505426855&w=2'}, {'name': '36187', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36187'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6311', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6311'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2232', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html'}, {'name': '36374', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36374'}, {'name': 'MS09-037', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MS'], 'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html'}, {'name': '36746', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36746'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6373', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6373'}, {'name': '35967', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35967'}, {'name': 'TA09-195A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html'}, {'name': 'MS09-060', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MS'], 'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-060'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED