CVE-2009-0563

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

Office Compatibility Pack For Word, Office Word, Office Word Viewer, Office For Mac, Open Xml File Format Converter For Mac

Microsoft Office

= 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, xp

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack

= 2007

Microsoft Office Word Viewer

All versions

Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter

All versions

CVSS 2.0

9.3 HIGH

CVSS 3.1

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

63.1% (99th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-787

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

2009-06-10