CVE-2009-2506: microsoft office_word Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-2506 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in microsoft office_word. EPSS estimates a 31.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 09-12-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in the text converters in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3; Works 8.5; Office Converter Pack; and WordPad in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DOC file with an invalid number of property names in the DocumentSummaryInformation stream, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
31.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 31.23% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft2 products
- office_word2002:sp3 | 2003:sp3
- works8.5
1 vendor · 2 products
References
6 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5846VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=834Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSE
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-073Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100070184X Refsource CONFIRM