CVE-2009-0087

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Word 6 text converter in WordPad in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2; and the Word 6 text converter in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word 6 file that contains malformed data, aka "WordPad and Office Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 64.49% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5799	vdb entry signature
http://osvdb.org/53662	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0087?: CVE-2009-0087 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0087?: To fix CVE-2009-0087, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0087 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-0087 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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