CVE-2009-2506

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

31.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2009-07-17 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2009-12-09 18:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-06-16 23:09 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 31.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2009-12-09 18:30 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:09 UTC

Exploit probability

31.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-189

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows Xp
• Microsoft Office Converter Pack
• Microsoft Office Word 2002
• Microsoft Office Word 2003
• Microsoft Wordpad
• Microsoft Works 8.5

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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