CVE-2009-2506
Integer overflow in the text converters in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3; Works 8.5; Office Converter Pack; and WordPad in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DOC…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Integer overflow in the text converters in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3; Works 8.5; Office Converter Pack; and WordPad in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DOC file with an invalid number of property names in the DocumentSummaryInformation stream, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 31.23% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp · microsoft/office converter pack · microsoft/office word · microsoft/wordpad · microsoft/works
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=834
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100070184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37216
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-073
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5846
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=834
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100070184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37216
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-073
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5846
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.