High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2009· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2009-0563
CVE-2009-0563
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."
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- osvdb.org/54959nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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