CVE-2009-0229
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2,...
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-0229- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-0229- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0237 No score
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-0237- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v3g-8955-wqqq No score
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2,...
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-9v3g-8955-wqqq- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | zveriu/CVE-2009-0229-PoC | 2020-05-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0229 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published June 10, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.93%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-217.htm
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5815
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1541
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-022
securityfocus.com/bid/35208