Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft WordPad and Microsoft Office text converters. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted Word 97 file is opened in WordPad or Microsoft Office Word.
Detailed Information on the risk:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that text converters in Microsoft WordPad and Microsoft Office Word process memory when a user opens a specially crafted Word 97 file.

Further information on this exploit is available at : MS09-073