Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2009-1533
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."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.356 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.356 · newest: 0.356 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2000, 2003
- Microsoft Office Xp — versions sp3
- Microsoft Works — versions 8.5, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1543 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35371 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35184 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/54939 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-024 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70858401/index.html (third-party-advisory)
- blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-024.aspx