CVE-2009-0087

Unspecified vulnerability in the Word 6 text converter in WordPad in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2; and the Word 6 text converter in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word 6 file that contains malformed data, aka "WordPad and Office Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0087 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 25.89%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0087

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 57.10% 25.89% -31.21%
2 2025-12-28 58.98% 57.10% -1.88%
3 2025-12-27 — 58.98% —

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0087

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0087

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0087

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office_word 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0087

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