CVE-2009-0563

Summary

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."

Impact & exploitability

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

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027Patch
• http://osvdb.org/54959
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threadedAdvisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356Advisory
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlAdvisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035Advisory