CVE-2009-0563
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 10, 2009
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 12, 2009
Description
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."
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6133vdb-entrysignature
- 35188vdb-entry
- 54959vdb-entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035
- TA09-160Athird-party-advisory
- 1022356vdb-entry
- MS09-027vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-1546vdb-entry
- 20090610 ZDI-09-035: Microsoft Word Document Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563government-resource
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