HIGH
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."
Published Apr 15, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.89%
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 2000
- 2002
Configuration 2
OR
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
25.89% 0.25892
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.25892
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (36 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 25.89% (0.25892) | 97.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.89% (0.25892) | 97.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 57.10% (0.57098) | 98.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 58.98% (0.58977) | 98.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 57.10% (0.57098) | 98.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 60.58% (0.60583) | 98.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 62.37% (0.62368) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 60.58% (0.60583) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 62.37% (0.62368) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 64.49% (0.64488) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 67.88% (0.67884) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.49% (0.64488) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 38.67% (0.38672) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2025 | 44.97% (0.44970) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 56.91% (0.56906) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 60.98% (0.60975) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 67.66% (0.67656) | 98.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 62.64% (0.62638) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 71.27% (0.71266) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 74.26% (0.74261) | 98.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 87.43% (0.87427) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 89.58% (0.89575) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 91.28% (0.91280) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 93.61% (0.93612) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 93.65% (0.93650) | 98.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 95.50% (0.95505) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 95.92% (0.95921) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.64% (0.95637) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.01% (0.35008) | 97.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 15, 2022 | 35.01% (0.35008) | 97.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 37.82% (0.37825) | 97.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 37.82% (0.37825) | 97.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 13, 2022 | 42.98% (0.42979) | 98.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 9, 2022 | 45.68% (0.45683) | 97.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 50.25% (0.50249) | 98.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/53662 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5799 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/53662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5799 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Apr 15, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 8, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0087
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a