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CVE-2009-0563 Detail

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."


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/54959 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563 CISA-ADP

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 06/08/2022 06/22/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0563
NVD Published Date:
06/10/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/21/2026
Source:
Microsoft Corporation