CVE-2009-0235

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 33.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-04-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=783
http://osvdb.org/53664
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34470
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5893
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=783
http://osvdb.org/53664
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34470
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022043

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