CVE-2009-0563: Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)59.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildYes

CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022

Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

OF

Office · Microsoft

2000; 2003; 2004; 2007; 2007; 2008; +1 more · source: NVD, KEV

OC

Office Compatibility Pack · Microsoft

2007; 2007 · source: NVD

OW

Office Word Viewer · Microsoft

2003 · source: NVD

OX

Open Xml File Format Converter · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD