CVE-2009-0563

high-risk
Published 2009-06-10

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."

Do I need to act?

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79.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 20% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (12)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (19)

Broken Link http://osvdb.org/54959
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
Broken Link http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-02...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Broken Link http://osvdb.org/54959
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
Broken Link http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-02...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate