CVE-2009-1533
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
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."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/09/ms09-024.aspx
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70858401/index.html
- http://osvdb.org/54939
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35184
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022354
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022355
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1543
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6292
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