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CVE-2009-0088

Published: Apr 15, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
28.4%
Top 2.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The WordPerfect 6.x Converter (WPFT632.CNV, 1998.1.27.0) in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and Microsoft Office Converter Pack does not properly validate the length of an unspecified string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WordPerfect 6.x file, related to an unspecified counter and control structures on the stack, aka "Word 2000 WordPerfect 6.x Converter Stack 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

CWE-20

Affected Products

office converter packmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office wordmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows server 2003microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows xpmicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=782
labs.idefense.com
http://osvdb.org/53663
osvdb.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 15, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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