Microsoft WordPad Word97 text converter buffer overflow

Added: 04/23/2009
CVE: CVE-2009-0235
BID: 34470
OSVDB: 53664

Background

The Microsoft WordPad Word 97 text converter allows Windows users who do not have Microsoft Word to open Word 97 files.

Problem

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Word 97 text converter allows command execution when a user opens a specially crafted file containing an invalid character position value.

Resolution

Apply the patch referenced in Microsoft Security Bulletin 09-010.

References

<http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=783&gt;

Limitations

Exploit works on Windows 2000 SP4 and requires a user to open the exploit file in WordPad.

Platforms

Windows 2000