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CVE-2009-0235

CVE information

Published

14 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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Description

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.".

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
9.3/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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