(MS09-073) WordPad and Office Text converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability (975539)

There is a vulnerability in WordPad and Microsoft Office Word that could allow for remote code execution.

There is a vulnerability in WordPad and Microsoft Office Word that could allow for remote code execution. The vulnerability exists in the way that text converters in WordPad and Microsoft Office Word process memory when a user opens a specially crafted Word 97 file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system remotely.

Maliciously Crafted File

user interaction is needed

Responded and patched

Windows   2000 SP4,
Windows   2003 Server SP 2,
Windows   2003 Server X64 SP2,
Windows   XP SP2,
Windows   XP SP3,
Windows   XP X64 Professional,