Stack-based buffer overflow in the Word 97 text converter in WordPad in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, related to use of inconsistent integer data sizes for an unspecified length field, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34470 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043 | vdb entry |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| http://osvdb.org/53664 | vdb entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5893 | vdb entry signature |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=783 | third party advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024 | vdb entry |