CVE-2009-0563Stack-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 Vi…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 8, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 22, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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."
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jun 8, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 22, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 62.83% (percentile 99)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft office microsoft:office | 2000; 2003; 2004; 2007; 2007; 2008; xp | NVD |
microsoft office_compatibility_pack microsoft:office_compatibility_pack | 2007; 2007 | NVD |
microsoft office_word_viewer microsoft:office_word_viewer | all versions; 2003 | NVD |
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://osvdb.org/54959vdb-entry, x-refsource-osvdb, broken-link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, broken-link, us-government-resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen, broken-link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threadedmailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563us-government-resource
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