CVE-2009-0563

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0563
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-06-10 18:00:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-12 21:50:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-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."

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.799170000 probability, percentile 0.990950000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-119

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
NameMicrosoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0563

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2004 All mac All
Application Microsoft Office 2008 All mac All
Application Microsoft Office 2004 All mac All
Application Microsoft Office 2008 All mac All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007 All sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007 All sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007 All sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007 All sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2002 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2007 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2002 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2007 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word Viewer All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Word Viewer All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter All All mac All
Application Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter All All mac All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Word Buffer Overflows Let Remote USers Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-160A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-027 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Microsoft Word Record Parsing Length Field Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
54959 OSVDB osvdb.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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