CVE-2009-2506 in the critical feed json
Integer overflow in the text converters in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3; Works 8.5; Office Converter Pack; and WordPad in Wi…
published 2009-12-09 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2501
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 31.2%
- EPSS 31.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Integer overflow in the text converters in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3; Works 8.5; Office Converter Pack; and WordPad in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DOC file with an invalid number of property names in the DocumentSummaryInformation stream, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Exploit prediction
31.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-073
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5846
vdb-entry, signature
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securityfocus.com
/bid/37216
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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labs.idefense.com
/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=834
third-party-advisory
- support.avaya.com /css/P8/documents/100070184
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2506
- NVD CVE-2009-2506
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