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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://osvdb.org/54959Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/54959Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jun 10, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Jun 8, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed