CVE-2009-0563
microsoft office, microsoft office compatibility pack, microsoft office word viewer
Published 10 Jun 2009 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 Jun 2022, with a remediation deadline of 22 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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."
References
- osvdb.org/54959 · Broken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 · Broken Link
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133 · Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563 · US Government Resource