CVE-2011-0028

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Microsoft Server 2003 SP2

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper parsing of fields in Word documents by WordPad. This could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Word file with a malformed structure. An attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, update WordPad to a version that properly parses Word documents to prevent remote code execution. For Microsoft Server 2003 SP2, apply the necessary patch to fix the WordPad parsing issue.