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CVE-2009-0563

CWE-787

Critical

91.4

RPS

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."

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
62.82%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Jun 2022
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-787
Published
10 Jun 2009
Last modified 22 Apr 2026

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CVE-2009-0563 · RPS 91.4 · DevSecure Intelligence