HIGH
Buffer overflow in the Works for Windows document converters in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP1, and Works 8.5 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Works .wps file that triggers memory corruption, aka "File Converter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Published Jun 10, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 35.62%
Description
Buffer overflow in the Works for Windows document converters in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP1, and Works 8.5 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Works .wps file that triggers memory corruption, aka "File Converter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected products
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.
35.62% 0.35620
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.35620
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 35.62% (0.35620) | 98.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 35.62% (0.35620) | 98.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 73.51% (0.73508) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 71.55% (0.71545) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.51% (0.73508) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 87.29% (0.87290) | 98.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 88.73% (0.88730) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 91.93% (0.91932) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 87.59% (0.87590) | 98.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 86.36% (0.86355) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 87.66% (0.87655) | 98.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 91.64% (0.91636) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 91.53% (0.91531) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.70% (0.91703) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 5, 2022 | 57.79% (0.57789) | 98.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 60.01% (0.60013) | 98.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 67.16% (0.67160) | 98.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-024.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70858401/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
- http://osvdb.org/54939 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35371 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35184 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022354 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022355 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1543 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-024 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6292 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-024.aspx | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70858401/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN | |
| http://osvdb.org/54939 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35371 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022354 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022355 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1543 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-024 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6292 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jun 10, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 5, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1533
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a