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CVE-2009-0563
HIGH
CISA KEV
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."
Published: Jun 10, 2009
Modified: Apr 22, 2026
CWE-787
CWE-787
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (12)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2000 |
| microsoft | office | 2003 |
| microsoft | office | 2004 |
| microsoft | office | 2007 |
| microsoft | office | 2007 |
| microsoft | office | 2008 |
| microsoft | office | xp |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 |
| microsoft | office_word_viewer | - |
| microsoft | office_word_viewer | 2003 |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | - |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-f5c7-c9q4-9h6j
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2;...
References (19)
- http://osvdb.org/54959 Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 Broken Link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133 Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/54959 Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 Broken Link
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.8 / 10
EPSS Score
79.92%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
85.2 / 100
CISA Known Exploited
Date Added:
2022-06-08
Due Date:
2022-06-22
Required Action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Data Sources
NVD
CISA KEV
EPSS
GitHub