Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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 file with an invalid number of property names in the DocumentSummaryInformation stream, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.3
HIGH
EPSS Probability:31.23%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | all |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all |
| microsoft | office_converter_pack | all |
| microsoft | office_word | 2002, 2003 |
| microsoft | wordpad | all |
| microsoft | works | 8.5 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
31.232%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-07-17T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-12-09T18:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2009-12-08 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T05:52:14 |
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