CVE-2009-0563
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.596 · 99 %ileEUUSadded 2022-06-08remediate by 2022-06-22
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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."
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affected products (11)
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- microsoft office compatibility pack= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (19)
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- http://osvdb.org/54959enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546enisa_euvd
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027enisa_euvd
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