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CVE-2009-0087

Published: Apr 15, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
25.9%
Top 2.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
office wordmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 2003 servermicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows xpmicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043
securitytracker.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
us-cert.gov
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5799
oval.cisecurity.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 15, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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