CVE-2009-0565
highpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.405 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 and 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; 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 malformed record that triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/54960enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190enisa_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
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334enisa_euvd
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