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CVE-2009-0563Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 and 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3; Microsoft Office Word Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a crafted tag containing an invalid length field, aka "Word Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
7.8 HIGHEPSS 59.63%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 9.3 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jun 22, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2009-0563
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- Jun 10, 2009
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16 23:05 UTC
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
microsoftoffice7 version ranges
- 2000 sp3
- 2003 sp3
- 2004
- 2007 sp1
- 2007 sp2
- 2008
- xp sp3
microsoftoffice compatibility pack2 version ranges
- 2007 sp1
- 2007 sp2
microsoftoffice word viewer1 version range
- 2003 sp3
microsoftopen xml file format converter0 version ranges
No version detail published.
References
- osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/54959
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- zerodayinitiative.com http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563